Regular local school district · Elk County
Saint Marys Area SD, PA: schools, enrollment and spending
Saint Marys Area SD runs 4 public schools with 1,848 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Pennsylvania figure of 13.5.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,848
- Teachers (FTE)
- 136
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- PA: 13.5 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 977 S Saint Marys Rd, Saint Marys, PA 15857
- Phone
- (814)834-7831
- County
- Elk County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4220640
- State district ID
- PA-109248003
- Total staff (FTE)
- 249
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 370 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 5.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
Pennsylvania13.5
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,909), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $31.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.9 million
- State revenue
- $12.7 million
- Local revenue
- $15.7 million
- Total spending
- $31.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,214
- Salaries
- $12.8 million41.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $5.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.2%
- State: 40.6%
- Local: 50.2%
Pennsylvania overall
- Federal: 8.2%
- State: 33.0%
- Local: 58.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,214
Pennsylvania$21,044
United States$16,826
Schools in Saint Marys Area SD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Fox Twp El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 231 | 12.8 |
| South St Marys Street El SchCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 583 | 16.2 |
| St Marys Area Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 459 | 15.8 |
| St Marys Area SHSCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 572 | 14.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Elk County
- Ridgway Area SD 781 students
- Johnsonburg Area SD 519 students
More in Pennsylvania
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.