Sto-Rox SD

Public school district · Allegheny County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4222830

Sto-Rox SD spent $18,771 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 67% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 3 schools enrolled 932 students in 2024-25; 57.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,884 per student, up 5.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (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 Sto-Rox SD in enrollment (1,060 to 1,101 students) and Sto-Rox SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Sto-Rox SD, FY23Tacony Academy CS $21,638; Apollo-Ridge SD $20,039; Iroquois SD $19,782; Sto-Rox SD $18,771; Upper Dauphin Area SD $18,714; Mahanoy Area SD $17,872; Renaissance Academy CS $17,836; Minersville Area SD $16,403; Mercer Area SD $15,777; Southern Huntingdon County SD $15,392; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kTacony Academy CS$21,638Apollo-Ridge SD$20,039Iroquois SD$19,782Sto-Rox SD$18,771Upper Dauphin Area SD$18,714Mahanoy Area SD$17,872Renaissance Academy CS$17,836Minersville Area SD$16,403Mercer Area SD$15,777Southern Huntingdon County SD$15,392State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Sto-Rox SD, FY23Tacony Academy CS $21,638; Apollo-Ridge SD $20,039; Iroquois SD $19,782; Sto-Rox SD $18,771; Upper Dauphin Area SD $18,714; Mahanoy Area SD $17,872; Renaissance Academy CS $17,836; Minersville Area SD $16,403; Mercer Area SD $15,777; Southern Huntingdon County SD $15,392; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kTacony Academy CS$21,638Apollo-Ridge SD$20,039Iroquois SD$19,782Sto-Rox SD$18,771Upper Dauphin Area SD$18,714Mahanoy Area SD$17,872Renaissance Academy CS$17,836Minersville Area SD$16,403Mercer Area SD$15,777Southern Huntingdon County SD$15,392State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Sto-Rox SD, FY23Tacony Academy CS $21,638; Apollo-Ridge SD $20,039; Iroquois SD $19,782; Sto-Rox SD $18,771; Upper Dauphin Area SD $18,714; Mahanoy Area SD $17,872; Renaissance Academy CS $17,836; Minersville Area SD $16,403; Mercer Area SD $15,777; Southern Huntingdon County SD $15,392; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k17.5k22.5kTacony Academy CS$21,638Apollo-Ridge SD$20,039Iroquois SD$19,782Sto-Rox SD$18,771Upper Dauphin Area SD$18,714Mahanoy Area SD$17,872Renaissance Academy CS$17,836Minersville Area SD$16,403Mercer Area SD$15,777Southern Huntingdon County SD$15,392State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Sto-Rox SD, FY23Tacony Academy CS $21,638; Apollo-Ridge SD $20,039; Iroquois SD $19,782; Sto-Rox SD $18,771; Upper Dauphin Area SD $18,714; Mahanoy Area SD $17,872; Renaissance Academy CS $17,836; Minersville Area SD $16,403; Mercer Area SD $15,777; Southern Huntingdon County SD $15,392; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k17.5k22.5kTacony Academy CS$21,638Apollo-Ridge SD$20,039Iroquois SD$19,782Sto-Rox SD$18,771Upper Dauphin Area SD$18,714Mahanoy Area SD$17,872Renaissance Academy CS$17,836Minersville Area SD$16,403Mercer Area SD$15,777Southern Huntingdon County SD$15,392State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$41,093,000 in revenue: 57.9% state, 24.5% local and 17.6% federal. Total spending including $397,000 of capital outlay was $32,640,000, or $30,335 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sto-Rox SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $23,784,000; Local $10,069,000; Federal $7,240,000; total $41,093,000.
  • State$23,784,000 58%
  • Local$10,069,000 25%
  • Federal$7,240,000 18%

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 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,063 students in 2022-23, 994 students in 2023-24, 932 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sto-Rox SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 994, 2024-25: 93205001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-249942024-25932
Sto-Rox SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 994, 2024-25: 93205001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-249942024-25932
Sto-Rox SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 994, 2024-25: 93205001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-249942024-25932
Sto-Rox SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 994, 2024-25: 93205001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-249942024-25932

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,06372.414.7
2023-2499482.412.1
2024-2593271.413.0

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

$5,482,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,095 per student

Sto-Rox SD booked $5,482,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 72 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 $75,718 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 34 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$4,020,00073.3%
Special education$1,151,00021.0%
Vocational$206,0003.8%
Other programs$105,0001.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,782 in 2018-19, $4,677 in 2019-20, $4,826 in 2020-21, $4,872 in 2021-22, $5,095 in 2022-23.

Sto-Rox SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,782, 2019-20: $4,677, 2020-21: $4,826, 2021-22: $4,872, 2022-23: $5,09502k4k6k2018-19$4,7822019-20$4,6772020-21$4,8262021-22$4,8722022-23$5,095
Sto-Rox SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,782, 2019-20: $4,677, 2020-21: $4,826, 2021-22: $4,872, 2022-23: $5,09502k4k6k2018-19$4,7822019-20$4,6772020-21$4,8262021-22$4,8722022-23$5,095
Sto-Rox SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,782, 2019-20: $4,677, 2020-21: $4,826, 2021-22: $4,872, 2022-23: $5,09502k4k6k2018-19$4,7822019-20$4,6772020-21$4,8262021-22$4,8722022-23$5,095
Sto-Rox SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,782, 2019-20: $4,677, 2020-21: $4,826, 2021-22: $4,872, 2022-23: $5,09502k4k6k2018-19$4,7822019-20$4,6772020-21$4,8262021-22$4,8722022-23$5,095

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 Sto-Rox SD scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading and 4-8% 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 arts17-21%54%493
Math4-8%34%491

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

75-79% of the 90 students in Sto-Rox 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 rate75‑79%87.5%
Students in the class90136,045

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, 317 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sto-Rox Primary Ctr31715.595.0%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, 193 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sto-Rox Upper Elementary School19310.9100.0%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, 422 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sto-Rox JSHS42212.792.5%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.

Contact Sto-Rox 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 Sto-Rox SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentSto-Rox SD ranks 140 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,771).#140 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaSto-Rox SD is the number 412 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 1,076 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#412 of 775
  3. Iroquois SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 1,077 students in fall 2022, $19,782 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,782
  4. Mahanoy Area SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 1,063 students in fall 2022, $17,872 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,872
  5. Compare Sto-Rox SD with Iroquois SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sto-Rox JSHS, its largest high school422 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.422
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaSto-Rox SD spent $75,718 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$75,718
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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 Sto-Rox SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Sto-Rox SD?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 932 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sto-Rox SD spend per student?
    $18,771 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,884 per student, up 5.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sto-Rox SD's money come from?
    $41,093,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.9% state, 24.5% local and 17.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sto-Rox SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 717 of the 2,022 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 35.5%, 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 Sto-Rox SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,482,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,095 per student. Divided by the 72 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,718 per teacher, more than 34 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 Sto-Rox SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sto-Rox SD scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading and 4-8% 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 Sto-Rox SD?
    75-79% of the 90 students in Sto-Rox 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 Sto-Rox SD's NCES district ID?
    4222830. 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