Schools in Clarion · Clarion Area School District
Clarion’s public schools beat 73% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Clarion’s kids attend outperform 73% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
#390Best public schools of 76483%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 3 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 21% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools
3
778 students
The School Grade
How Clarion compares
B+ Test scores
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (742)Better than 83%
Good confidence. Built on 392 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math40%
State average 37.1%
Every school in Clarion
3 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Private & other
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.