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Altoona Area SD

Altoona, Pennsylvania · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

6,852
Students enrolled
11
Public schools
531
Classroom teachers (FTE)
12.9:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 459
  • Grade 1 477
  • Grade 2 471
  • Grade 3 560
  • Grade 4 507
  • Grade 5 545
  • Grade 6 530
  • Grade 7 526
  • Grade 8 523
  • Grade 9 665
  • Grade 10 621
  • Grade 11 517
  • Grade 12 451

By race/ethnicity

  • White 82%
  • Black or African American 9%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Hispanic/Latino 3%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$15,760 spent per student on day-to-day operations Pennsylvania median: $18,876 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,473
  • Support services $5,462
  • Other (food service, etc.) $825

Where the money comes from

  • Local 26%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 17%

Total revenue $140.5 milliontotal spending $132.2 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: SmallStudents: 75% city, 25% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

1,106

District office

1201 8th Avenue, Altoona PA 16602

County

Blair County

Official website

NCES District ID

4202340

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About Altoona Area SD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Altoona Area School District has established a reputation for innovation and excellence. With a student population of nearly 8,000, Altoona Area is one of Pennsylvania's largest school districts. It encompasses 60 square miles and includes the city of Altoona, Logan Township and a small portion of Tyrone Township. The primary mission of the Altoona Area School District is to deliver the written curriculum in a thorough and efficient manner to every school-age student, and measure said delivery to its purported effect. The secondary missions are to instruct students on standards of behavior which should include, but not be limited to: manners, responsibility, reliability, dependability, self-discipline, self-esteem and perseverance; and to become partners with our community in economic revitalization and development.
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