Total enrollment
6,799
+78 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in State College Area SD
Pennsylvania · 6,799 students · 3 cities
State College Area SD reports 11 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 6,799 Pennsylvania students (8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in State College Area SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How State College Area SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #25 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,799 | #36 of 479 | #1,388 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #28 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #127 of 478 | #2,158 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 20.4% | #370 of 398 | #7,397 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #151 of 378 | #3,927 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 State College Area SD
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from State College Area High School at 83.3% proficient to Easterly Parkway Elementary School at 65.6%, a gap of 17.7 points. That is the 150th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 6,808 to 6,799 students (unchanged) and from 528 to 562 full-time teachers (up 6%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State College Area HS | State College | High | 08-12 | 2,402 |
| Park Forest MS | State College | Middle | 06-08 | 822 |
| Mount Nittany MS | State College | Middle | 06-08 | 752 |
| Radio Park El Sch | State College | Elementary | KG-05 | 424 |
| Park Forest El Sch | State College | Elementary | KG-05 | 419 |
| Mount Nittany El Sch | State College | Elementary | KG-05 | 413 |
| Spring Creek El Sch | State College | Elementary | KG-05 | 360 |
| Gray's Woods El Sch | Port Matilda | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 |
| Easterly Parkway El Sch | State College | Elementary | KG-05 | 314 |
| Ferguson Twp El Sch | Pine Grove Mills | Elementary | KG-05 | 287 |
| Corl Street El Sch | State College | Elementary | KG-05 | 250 |
About State College Area SD
Across 11 schools, State College Area SD serves about 6,799 students in Pennsylvania. By footprint it is a compact district.
For a sense of the school types, State College Area SD consists of 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 6,721 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,799 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for State College Area SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.