For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 350 students in Towanda Area School District.
Public Preschools in Towanda Area School District have a diversity score of 0.06, which is less than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 0.69.
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 54% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
313 Schools
# Students
1,513 Students
140,178 Students
# Teachers
96 Teachers
10,606 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Towanda Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#385 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
57%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.69
# American Indian Students
1 Student
245 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
4,368 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
19 Students
27,778 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
20%
# Black Students
22 Students
34,417 Students
% Black Students
2%
25%
# White Students
1,454 Students
64,187 Students
% White Students
96%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
112 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
13 Students
9,071 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
7,414
# Students in K Grade:
148
23,349
# Students in 1st Grade:
110
20,675
# Students in 2nd Grade:
92
18,679
# Students in 3rd Grade:
108
18,033
# Students in 4th Grade:
111
17,317
# Students in 5th Grade:
112
14,068
# Students in 6th Grade:
112
6,619
# Students in 7th Grade:
127
4,352
# Students in 8th Grade:
128
4,555
# Students in 9th Grade:
140
1,610
# Students in 10th Grade:
117
1,223
# Students in 11th Grade:
94
1,241
# Students in 12th Grade:
114
1,043
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,320 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,456 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$28 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,320
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,456
$23,073
Best Towanda Area School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
Morrow Elementary School
Magnet School
101 North Fourth Street
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-4991
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-4991
Grades: PK-2
| 350 students
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