D
Erie City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Erie.
Students
10,473
Schools
15
Spent per student
$17,805
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$101.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Erie City School District
- School Grade D: better than 12% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 17 pts below the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the PA average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $101.3M, about $9,675 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Frewsburg.
PK–6Robert H Jackson Elementary SchoolFrewsburg Central School District
7–12Frewsburg Junior-Senior High SchoolFrewsburg Central School District
Test scores vs. PA
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 37.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)71%
State average 87.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,805 per student · 18% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 59%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,273’20
10,095’21
10,061’22
10,387’23
10,473’24
About steady.
Students
White 36%Black 33%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 8%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
15 public schools.
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch
D690 students14:1
Harding Sch
D633 students12:1
Grover Cleveland El Sch
C−559 students13:1
JoAnna Connell Sch
C556 students12:1
McKinley El Sch
D504 students12:1
Perry El Sch
D466 students12:1
Jefferson El Sch
D447 students12:1
Diehl Sch
D−441 students13:1
Edison El Sch
D−427 students12:1
Lincoln El Sch
D347 students10:1
Woodrow Wilson MS
D769 students13:1
Strong Vincent MS
C−711 students12:1
East MS
D−672 students12:1
Erie HS
D2,501 students14:1
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy
C+750 students14:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.