Harmony Area SD

Public school district · Clearfield County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4211520

Harmony Area SD spent $22,712 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 83% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $19,062). Its 2 schools enrolled 234 students in 2024-25; 60.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,561 per student, up 21.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Harmony Area SD in enrollment (236 to 267 students) and Harmony Area SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Harmony Area SD, FY23Young Scholars CS $25,161; Salisbury-Elk Lick SD $22,947; Harmony Area SD $22,712; Catalyst Academy CS $20,360; Philadelphia Montessori Charter School $18,487; Gillingham Charter School $17,858; Souderton CS Collaborative $16,883; Multicultural Academy CS $15,760; Vida CS $15,378; Infinity CS $10,656; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.5k10k15k20k25k30kYoung Scholars CS$25,161Salisbury-Elk Lick SD$22,947Harmony Area SD$22,712Catalyst Academy CS$20,360Philadelphia Montessori Charte…$18,487Gillingham Charter School$17,858Souderton CS Collaborative$16,883Multicultural Academy CS$15,760Vida CS$15,378Infinity CS$10,656State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Harmony Area SD, FY23Young Scholars CS $25,161; Salisbury-Elk Lick SD $22,947; Harmony Area SD $22,712; Catalyst Academy CS $20,360; Philadelphia Montessori Charter School $18,487; Gillingham Charter School $17,858; Souderton CS Collaborative $16,883; Multicultural Academy CS $15,760; Vida CS $15,378; Infinity CS $10,656; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.5k10k15k20k25k30kYoung Scholars CS$25,161Salisbury-Elk Lick SD$22,947Harmony Area SD$22,712Catalyst Academy CS$20,360Philadelphia Montessori Charter Sch…$18,487Gillingham Charter School$17,858Souderton CS Collaborative$16,883Multicultural Academy CS$15,760Vida CS$15,378Infinity CS$10,656State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Harmony Area SD, FY23Young Scholars CS $25,161; Salisbury-Elk Lick SD $22,947; Harmony Area SD $22,712; Catalyst Academy CS $20,360; Philadelphia Montessori Charter School $18,487; Gillingham Charter School $17,858; Souderton CS Collaborative $16,883; Multicultural Academy CS $15,760; Vida CS $15,378; Infinity CS $10,656; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.5k15k25k30kYoung Scholars CS$25,161Salisbury-Elk Lick SD$22,947Harmony Area SD$22,712Catalyst Academy CS$20,360Philadelphia Montessori Charter School$18,487Gillingham Charter School$17,858Souderton CS Collaborative$16,883Multicultural Academy CS$15,760Vida CS$15,378Infinity CS$10,656State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Harmony Area SD, FY23Young Scholars CS $25,161; Salisbury-Elk Lick SD $22,947; Harmony Area SD $22,712; Catalyst Academy CS $20,360; Philadelphia Montessori Charter School $18,487; Gillingham Charter School $17,858; Souderton CS Collaborative $16,883; Multicultural Academy CS $15,760; Vida CS $15,378; Infinity CS $10,656; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.5k15k25k30kYoung Scholars CS$25,161Salisbury-Elk Lick SD$22,947Harmony Area SD$22,712Catalyst Academy CS$20,360Philadelphia Montessori Charter School$18,487Gillingham Charter School$17,858Souderton CS Collaborative$16,883Multicultural Academy CS$15,760Vida CS$15,378Infinity CS$10,656State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$7,913,000 in revenue: 60.9% state, 17.6% local and 21.5% federal. Total spending including $161,000 of capital outlay was $6,539,000, or $26,156 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Harmony Area SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,816,000; Local $1,394,000; Federal $1,703,000; total $7,913,000.
  • State$4,816,000 61%
  • Local$1,394,000 18%
  • Federal$1,703,000 22%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

250 students in 2022-23, 212 students in 2023-24, 234 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Harmony Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 212, 2024-25: 23401002003002022-232502023-242122024-25234
Harmony Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 212, 2024-25: 23401002003002022-232502023-242122024-25234
Harmony Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 212, 2024-25: 23401002003002022-232502023-242122024-25234
Harmony Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 212, 2024-25: 23401002003002022-232502023-242122024-25234

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325035.37.1
2023-2421233.76.3
2024-2523436.46.4

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 Harmony Area SD scored proficient or above: 37-67% in reading and 20-51% 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 arts37-67%54%100
Math20-51%34%100

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

80% or more of the 28 students in Harmony 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 rate80% or more87.5%
Students in the class28136,045

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, 141 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harmony Area Elementary School1418.791.5%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, 93 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harmony Area JSHS934.689.2%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 Harmony 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 Harmony Area SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentHarmony Area SD ranks 43 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,712).#43 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaHarmony Area SD is the number 664 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 250 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#664 of 775
  3. Infinity CSThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 256 students in fall 2022, $10,656 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,656
  4. Gillingham Charter SchoolThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 247 students in fall 2022, $17,858 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,858
  5. Compare Harmony Area SD with Infinity CSEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Harmony Area JSHS, its largest high school93 students in 2024-25, 4.6 per teacher.93
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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 Harmony Area SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Harmony Area SD?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 234 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Harmony Area SD spend per student?
    $22,712 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 $27,561 per student, up 21.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Harmony Area SD's money come from?
    $7,913,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.9% state, 17.6% local and 21.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Harmony Area SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 110 of the 361 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 30.5%, 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 Harmony Area SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Harmony Area SD scored proficient or above: 37-67% in reading and 20-51% 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 Harmony Area SD?
    80% or more of the 28 students in Harmony 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 Harmony Area SD's NCES district ID?
    4211520. 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