Farrell Area SD

Public school district · Mercer County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4209690

Farrell Area SD spent $39,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $19,062). Its 2 schools enrolled 695 students in 2024-25; 56.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,392 per student, down 33.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Farrell Area SD in enrollment (626 to 658 students) and Farrell Area SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Farrell Area SD, FY23Farrell Area SD $39,843; Monessen City SD $21,470; Leechburg Area SD $20,881; Global Leadership Academy CS $20,557; Universal Institute CS $19,685; Rockwood Area SD $17,017; Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary $15,974; West Phila. Achievement CES $15,932; Lincoln CS $15,443; Roberto Clemente CS $14,930; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30k40k50kFarrell Area SD$39,843Monessen City SD$21,470Leechburg Area SD$20,881Global Leadership Academy CS$20,557Universal Institute CS$19,685Rockwood Area SD$17,017Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastoriu…$15,974West Phila. Achievement CES$15,932Lincoln CS$15,443Roberto Clemente CS$14,930State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Farrell Area SD, FY23Farrell Area SD $39,843; Monessen City SD $21,470; Leechburg Area SD $20,881; Global Leadership Academy CS $20,557; Universal Institute CS $19,685; Rockwood Area SD $17,017; Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary $15,974; West Phila. Achievement CES $15,932; Lincoln CS $15,443; Roberto Clemente CS $14,930; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30k40k50kFarrell Area SD$39,843Monessen City SD$21,470Leechburg Area SD$20,881Global Leadership Academy CS$20,557Universal Institute CS$19,685Rockwood Area SD$17,017Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Ele…$15,974West Phila. Achievement CES$15,932Lincoln CS$15,443Roberto Clemente CS$14,930State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Farrell Area SD, FY23Farrell Area SD $39,843; Monessen City SD $21,470; Leechburg Area SD $20,881; Global Leadership Academy CS $20,557; Universal Institute CS $19,685; Rockwood Area SD $17,017; Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary $15,974; West Phila. Achievement CES $15,932; Lincoln CS $15,443; Roberto Clemente CS $14,930; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k30k50kFarrell Area SD$39,843Monessen City SD$21,470Leechburg Area SD$20,881Global Leadership Academy CS$20,557Universal Institute CS$19,685Rockwood Area SD$17,017Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary$15,974West Phila. Achievement CES$15,932Lincoln CS$15,443Roberto Clemente CS$14,930State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Farrell Area SD, FY23Farrell Area SD $39,843; Monessen City SD $21,470; Leechburg Area SD $20,881; Global Leadership Academy CS $20,557; Universal Institute CS $19,685; Rockwood Area SD $17,017; Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary $15,974; West Phila. Achievement CES $15,932; Lincoln CS $15,443; Roberto Clemente CS $14,930; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k30k50kFarrell Area SD$39,843Monessen City SD$21,470Leechburg Area SD$20,881Global Leadership Academy CS$20,557Universal Institute CS$19,685Rockwood Area SD$17,017Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Element…$15,974West Phila. Achievement CES$15,932Lincoln CS$15,443Roberto Clemente CS$14,930State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$33,763,000 in revenue: 56.7% state, 18.5% local and 24.8% federal. Total spending including $2,612,000 of capital outlay was $32,109,000, or $49,936 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Farrell Area SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $19,144,000; Local $6,260,000; Federal $8,359,000; total $33,763,000.
  • State$19,144,000 57%
  • Local$6,260,000 19%
  • Federal$8,359,000 25%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 254 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

640 students in 2022-23, 668 students in 2023-24, 695 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Farrell Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 640, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 69502004006008002022-236402023-246682024-25695
Farrell Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 640, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 69502004006008002022-236402023-246682024-25695
Farrell Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 640, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 69502004006008002022-236402023-246682024-25695
Farrell Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 640, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 69502004006008002022-236402023-246682024-25695

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364069.29.2
2023-2466865.210.2
2024-2569565.010.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Farrell Area SD scored proficient or above: 29-37% in reading and 9-18% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts29-37%54%290
Math9-18%34%289

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 46 students in Farrell Area SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate90% or more87.5%
Students in the class46136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 414 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Farrell Area ES/LMS4149.994.9%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 281 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Farrell Area HS/UMS28112.296.4%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Farrell Area SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Farrell Area SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentFarrell Area SD ranks 2 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($39,843).#2 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaFarrell Area SD is the number 541 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 643 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#541 of 775
  3. Leechburg Area SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 646 students in fall 2022, $20,881 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,881
  4. West Phila. Achievement CESThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 637 students in fall 2022, $15,932 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,932
  5. Compare Farrell Area SD with Leechburg Area SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Farrell Area HS/UMS, its largest high school281 students in 2024-25, 12.2 per teacher.281
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Farrell Area SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Farrell Area SD?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 695 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Farrell Area SD spend per student?
    $39,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $19,062 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,392 per student, down 33.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Farrell Area SD's money come from?
    $33,763,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.7% state, 18.5% local and 24.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Farrell Area SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 236 of the 680 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 34.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Farrell Area SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Farrell Area SD scored proficient or above: 29-37% in reading and 9-18% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Farrell Area SD?
    90% or more of the 46 students in Farrell Area SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Farrell Area SD's NCES district ID?
    4209690. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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