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Derry Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Derry Area Sd School District details

Derry Area Sd School District
982 N Chestnut Street Ext
Derry, PA 15627

1,834 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Derry Area Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

7

(10 is best)

Better than 70.0% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
55%
47%
66%
56%
45%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Derry Area Middle School
994 North Chestnut St Ext
Derry, PA, 15627
06-08
Derry Area High School
988 North Chestnut St Ext
Derry, PA, 15627
09-12
Grandview Elementary School
188 Recreation Rd
Derry, PA, 15627
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.0% 65.3%
Black 1.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 0.6% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.3% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 42.1% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,234 $17,553,834 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $732 $1,391,532 4.0%
Staff $798 $1,516,998 4.4%
General Administration $473 $899,173 2.6%
School Administration $550 $1,045,550 3.0%
Operation $1,650 $3,136,650 9.0%
Transportation $930 $1,767,930 5.1%
Other $405 $769,905 2.2%
Total Support $5,538 $10,527,738 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,510 $6,672,510 19.2%
Total Expenditures $18,281 $34,752,181 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%