Total enrollment
3,773
-62 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Penn-Trafford SD
Pennsylvania · 3,773 students · 4 cities
In Pennsylvania's Penn-Trafford SD, public K-12 schools total 8 and serve approximately 3,773 students (an average of 472 per school).
4-year change in Penn-Trafford SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Penn-Trafford SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #11 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,773 | #114 of 479 | #2,577 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #67 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #452 of 478 | #6,196 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 25.5% | #355 of 398 | #7,019 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #292 of 378 | #5,909 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Penn-Trafford SD
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Penn Trafford High School at 87.1% proficient to Trafford Middle School at 64.6%, a gap of 22.5 points. That is the 94th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 3,832 to 3,773 students (down 2%) and from 235 to 241 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Trafford HS | Harrison City | High | 09-12 | 1,167 |
| Penn MS | Jeannette | Middle | 06-08 | 518 |
| McCullough El Sch | Jeannette | Elementary | KG-05 | 448 |
| Sunrise El Sch | Irwin | Elementary | KG-05 | 412 |
| Harrison Park El Sch | Jeannette | Elementary | KG-05 | 409 |
| Trafford MS | Trafford | Middle | 06-08 | 354 |
| Level Green El Sch | Trafford | Elementary | KG-05 | 269 |
| Trafford El Sch | Trafford | Elementary | KG-05 | 196 |
About Penn-Trafford SD
Across 8 schools, Penn-Trafford SD teaches about 3,773 students in Pennsylvania. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, Penn-Trafford SD is made up of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Penn-Trafford SD runs about 472 students per school, 17% lower than the state mean of roughly 569.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 3,835 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,773 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Penn-Trafford SD discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.