Southern Columbia Area SD 鈥� Columbia County, PA

Key statistics

1,198

Students enrolled

3

Public schools

106

Classroom teachers (FTE)

11.4:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 93
Grade 1 85
Grade 2 92
Grade 3 101
Grade 4 109
Grade 5 80
Grade 6 99
Grade 7 85
Grade 8 106
Grade 9 71
Grade 10 81
Grade 11 96
Grade 12 100

By race/ethnicity

White 94%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic/Latino 2%
Black or African American <1%
Asian <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

$17,728 spent per student on day-to-day operations Pennsylvania median: $18,876 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $11,043
Support services $6,153
Other (food service, etc.) $532

Where the money comes from

Local 59%
State 38%
Federal 3%

Total revenue $27.4 milliontotal spending $27.2 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)

Rural: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

196

District office

800 Southern Drive, Catawissa PA 17820

Phone

(570) 356-2331

County

Columbia County

Official website

NCES District ID

4222260

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About Southern Columbia Area SD

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

The mission of the members of the Southern Columbia Area School District's community is to provide a safe, positive, quality learning environment that recognizes individuals and develops lifelong learners who value and respect self and others,who contribute to their community,and who meet challenges in a constantly changing world. The Southern Columbia Area School District is composed of Catawissa Borough, and the Townships of Catawissa, Cleveland, Franklin, Roaring Creek, and Locust in Columbia County, and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County. The District has a population of approximately 10,000 people. It is a rural atmosphere slowly changing from an agricultural area to a suburban community. The campus is located in the southern part of Columbia County,approximately 65 miles northeast of Harrisburg, on Route 487, 5 miles south of Catawissa,and 5 miles north of Elysburg.

Public Schools in Southern Columbia Area SD (3)

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