Northern Cambria SD

Public school district · Cambria County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4217610

Northern Cambria SD spent $21,521 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $19,062). Its 3 schools enrolled 758 students in 2024-25; 67.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,878 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Northern Cambria SD in enrollment (789 to 815 students) and Northern Cambria SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Cambria SD, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Cambria SD, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Cambria SD, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Cambria SD, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$22,541,000 in revenue: 67.0% state, 20.3% local and 12.7% federal. Total spending including $2,213,000 of capital outlay was $21,972,000, or $27,362 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Northern Cambria SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,111,000; Local $4,571,000; Federal $2,859,000; total $22,541,000.
  • State$15,111,000 67%
  • Local$4,571,000 20%
  • Federal$2,859,000 13%

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

796 students in 2022-23, 779 students in 2023-24, 758 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Northern Cambria SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237962023-247792024-25758
Northern Cambria SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237962023-247792024-25758
Northern Cambria SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237962023-247792024-25758
Northern Cambria SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 779, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237962023-247792024-25758

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379677.010.3
2023-2477977.010.1
2024-2575874.010.2

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

$5,671,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,062 per student

Northern Cambria SD booked $5,671,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 77 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 $73,649 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 29 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$4,489,00079.2%
Special education$965,00017.0%
Other programs$217,0003.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,644 in 2018-19, $5,497 in 2019-20, $6,467 in 2020-21, $6,409 in 2021-22, $7,062 in 2022-23.

Northern Cambria SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,644, 2019-20: $5,497, 2020-21: $6,467, 2021-22: $6,409, 2022-23: $7,06202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,6442019-20$5,4972020-21$6,4672021-22$6,4092022-23$7,062
Northern Cambria SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,644, 2019-20: $5,497, 2020-21: $6,467, 2021-22: $6,409, 2022-23: $7,06202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,6442019-20$5,4972020-21$6,4672021-22$6,4092022-23$7,062
Northern Cambria SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,644, 2019-20: $5,497, 2020-21: $6,467, 2021-22: $6,409, 2022-23: $7,06202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,6442019-20$5,4972020-21$6,4672021-22$6,4092022-23$7,062
Northern Cambria SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,644, 2019-20: $5,497, 2020-21: $6,467, 2021-22: $6,409, 2022-23: $7,06202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,6442019-20$5,4972020-21$6,4672021-22$6,4092022-23$7,062

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 Northern Cambria SD scored proficient or above: 43-51% in reading and 23-31% 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 arts43-51%54%332
Math23-31%34%333

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

85-89% of the 93 students in Northern Cambria 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 rate85‑89%87.5%
Students in the class93136,045

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, 262 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northern Cambria Elementary School26210.099.6%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 middle school, 234 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northern Cambria Middle School2349.3100.0%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.

1 high school, 262 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northern Cambria High School26211.653.4%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 Northern Cambria 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 Northern Cambria SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentNorthern Cambria SD ranks 61 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,521).#61 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaNorthern Cambria SD is the number 492 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 803 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#492 of 775
  3. KIPP West Philadelphia CSThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 805 students in fall 2022, $21,246 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,246
  4. Propel CS-MontourThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 800 students in fall 2022, $19,346 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,346
  5. Compare Northern Cambria SD with KIPP West Philadelphia CSEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Northern Cambria High School, its largest high school262 students in 2024-25, 11.6 per teacher.262
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaNorthern Cambria SD spent $73,649 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$73,649
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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 Northern Cambria SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Northern Cambria SD?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 758 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Northern Cambria SD spend per student?
    $21,521 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 $21,878 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Northern Cambria SD's money come from?
    $22,541,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 67.0% state, 20.3% local and 12.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Northern Cambria SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 155 of the 1,152 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.5%, 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 much does Northern Cambria SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,671,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,062 per student. Divided by the 77 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $73,649 per teacher, more than 29 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 Northern Cambria SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Northern Cambria SD scored proficient or above: 43-51% in reading and 23-31% 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 Northern Cambria SD?
    85-89% of the 93 students in Northern Cambria 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 Northern Cambria SD's NCES district ID?
    4217610. 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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