Jenkintown SD

Public school district · Montgomery County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4212420

Jenkintown SD spent $21,465 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $19,062). Its 2 schools enrolled 730 students in 2024-25; 19.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $22,073 per student, up 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 Jenkintown SD in enrollment (701 to 713 students) and Jenkintown SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Jenkintown SD, FY23Lindley Academy CS at Birney $22,041; Jenkintown SD $21,465; Conemaugh Valley SD $21,236; West Middlesex Area SD $21,139; Millersburg Area SD $18,502; Union Area SD $17,473; Juniata Valley SD $17,400; Universal Creighton CS $16,899; Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary $16,205; Russell Byers Charter School $15,275; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kLindley Academy CS at Birney$22,041Jenkintown SD$21,465Conemaugh Valley SD$21,236West Middlesex Area SD$21,139Millersburg Area SD$18,502Union Area SD$17,473Juniata Valley SD$17,400Universal Creighton CS$16,899Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary$16,205Russell Byers Charter School$15,275State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Jenkintown SD, FY23Lindley Academy CS at Birney $22,041; Jenkintown SD $21,465; Conemaugh Valley SD $21,236; West Middlesex Area SD $21,139; Millersburg Area SD $18,502; Union Area SD $17,473; Juniata Valley SD $17,400; Universal Creighton CS $16,899; Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary $16,205; Russell Byers Charter School $15,275; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kLindley Academy CS at Birney$22,041Jenkintown SD$21,465Conemaugh Valley SD$21,236West Middlesex Area SD$21,139Millersburg Area SD$18,502Union Area SD$17,473Juniata Valley SD$17,400Universal Creighton CS$16,899Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary$16,205Russell Byers Charter School$15,275State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Jenkintown SD, FY23Lindley Academy CS at Birney $22,041; Jenkintown SD $21,465; Conemaugh Valley SD $21,236; West Middlesex Area SD $21,139; Millersburg Area SD $18,502; Union Area SD $17,473; Juniata Valley SD $17,400; Universal Creighton CS $16,899; Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary $16,205; Russell Byers Charter School $15,275; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5kLindley Academy CS at Birney$22,041Jenkintown SD$21,465Conemaugh Valley SD$21,236West Middlesex Area SD$21,139Millersburg Area SD$18,502Union Area SD$17,473Juniata Valley SD$17,400Universal Creighton CS$16,899Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary$16,205Russell Byers Charter School$15,275State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Jenkintown SD, FY23Lindley Academy CS at Birney $22,041; Jenkintown SD $21,465; Conemaugh Valley SD $21,236; West Middlesex Area SD $21,139; Millersburg Area SD $18,502; Union Area SD $17,473; Juniata Valley SD $17,400; Universal Creighton CS $16,899; Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary $16,205; Russell Byers Charter School $15,275; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5kLindley Academy CS at Birney$22,041Jenkintown SD$21,465Conemaugh Valley SD$21,236West Middlesex Area SD$21,139Millersburg Area SD$18,502Union Area SD$17,473Juniata Valley SD$17,400Universal Creighton CS$16,899Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary$16,205Russell Byers Charter School$15,275State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$19,321,000 in revenue: 19.3% state, 77.9% local and 2.8% federal. Total spending including $1,179,000 of capital outlay was $18,335,000, or $25,824 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Jenkintown SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,734,000; Local $15,045,000; Federal $542,000; total $19,321,000.
  • State$3,734,000 19%
  • Local$15,045,000 78%
  • Federal$542,000 3%

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

708 students in 2022-23, 709 students in 2023-24, 730 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Jenkintown SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 709, 2024-25: 73002004006008002022-237082023-247092024-25730
Jenkintown SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 709, 2024-25: 73002004006008002022-237082023-247092024-25730
Jenkintown SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 709, 2024-25: 73002004006008002022-237082023-247092024-25730
Jenkintown SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 709, 2024-25: 73002004006008002022-237082023-247092024-25730

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370858.112.2
2023-2470957.012.4
2024-2573056.512.9

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

$5,478,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,715 per student

Jenkintown SD booked $5,478,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 58 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $94,286 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$4,073,00074.4%
Special education$1,013,00018.5%
Other programs$392,0007.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,837 in 2018-19, $7,867 in 2019-20, $7,560 in 2020-21, $7,914 in 2021-22, $7,715 in 2022-23.

Jenkintown SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,837, 2019-20: $7,867, 2020-21: $7,560, 2021-22: $7,914, 2022-23: $7,71502k4k6k8k2018-19$7,8372019-20$7,8672020-21$7,5602021-22$7,9142022-23$7,715
Jenkintown SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,837, 2019-20: $7,867, 2020-21: $7,560, 2021-22: $7,914, 2022-23: $7,71502k4k6k8k2018-19$7,8372019-20$7,8672020-21$7,5602021-22$7,9142022-23$7,715
Jenkintown SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,837, 2019-20: $7,867, 2020-21: $7,560, 2021-22: $7,914, 2022-23: $7,71502k4k6k8k2018-19$7,8372019-20$7,8672020-21$7,5602021-22$7,9142022-23$7,715
Jenkintown SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,837, 2019-20: $7,867, 2020-21: $7,560, 2021-22: $7,914, 2022-23: $7,71502k4k6k8k2018-19$7,8372019-20$7,8672020-21$7,5602021-22$7,9142022-23$7,715

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Jenkintown SD scored proficient or above: 70-78% in reading and 51-59% 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 arts70-78%54%324
Math51-59%34%325

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

95% or more of the 65 students in Jenkintown 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 rate95% or more87.5%
Students in the class65136,045

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, 401 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jenkintown Elementary School40113.324.4%Targeted 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, 329 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jenkintown Middle/High School32912.524.9%Eligible, no 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 Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentJenkintown SD ranks 65 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,465).#65 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaJenkintown SD is the number 520 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 710 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#520 of 775
  3. Conemaugh Valley SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 711 students in fall 2022, $21,236 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,236
  4. Juniata Valley SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 708 students in fall 2022, $17,400 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,400
  5. Compare Jenkintown SD with Conemaugh Valley SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Jenkintown Middle/High School, its largest high school329 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.329
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaJenkintown SD spent $94,286 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$94,286
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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 Jenkintown SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Jenkintown SD?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 730 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Jenkintown SD spend per student?
    $21,465 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 $22,073 per student, up 2.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Jenkintown SD's money come from?
    $19,321,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.3% state, 77.9% local and 2.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Jenkintown SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 48 of the 853 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.6%, 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 much does Jenkintown SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,478,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,715 per student. Divided by the 58 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $94,286 per teacher, more than 82 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Jenkintown SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Jenkintown SD scored proficient or above: 70-78% in reading and 51-59% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Jenkintown SD?
    95% or more of the 65 students in Jenkintown 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.
  8. What is Jenkintown SD's NCES district ID?
    4212420. 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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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