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Penncrest High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
134 Barren Rd
Media, PA 19063
Phone
(610) 627-6201
District
Rose Tree Media SD
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1227
Classroom Teachers
98

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.5% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Penncrest High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
52%
84%
63%
65%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 305 24.9%
Grade 10 300 24.4%
Grade 11 322 26.2%
Grade 12 300 24.4%
Total 1227 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.9% 82.9% 63.7%
Black 5.0% 4.7% 15.3%
Hispanic 4.0% 3.4% 15.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.9% 8.7% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.2% 17.6% 60.5%
Free lunch eligible 20.1% 16.6% 58.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.1% 1.0% 1.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 37,557 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,271.5 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.6% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.3% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 23.8% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,902 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 4.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.8% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 58.5% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 38.1% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.6% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.4% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.3% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,177 $55,186,000 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,092 $4,574,000 4.4%
Staff $1,129 $4,728,000 4.5%
General Administration $445 $1,863,000 1.8%
School Administration $945 $3,959,000 3.8%
Operation $1,954 $8,185,000 7.8%
Transportation $1,141 $4,779,000 4.6%
Other $640 $2,679,000 2.6%
Total Support $7,346 $30,767,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,427 $18,539,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $24,950 $104,492,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,410 $19,314,874,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,181 $1,999,299,000 4.8%
Staff $719 $1,217,944,000 2.9%
General Administration $516 $873,949,000 2.1%
School Administration $874 $1,479,321,000 3.5%
Operation $1,701 $2,880,130,000 6.9%
Transportation $878 $1,485,755,000 3.5%
Other $795 $1,346,625,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,665 $11,283,023,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,687 $11,320,032,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $24,762 $41,917,929,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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