PA Selected School District Socio-Economic Characteristics

CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 19
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

Area Children Pennsylvania 2,430,064 Philadelphia City 325,663 Pittsburgh 63,285 Erie City 23,562 Allentown City 19,126 Bethlehem Area 18,836 West Chester Area 17,335 Reading 16,776 Upper Darby 16,601 North Penn 15,964 Central Bucks 15,524

Area Children Neshaminy 15,000 Scranton City 14,806 Lancaster 14,512 Council Rock 14,411 Pennsbury 14,383 Central Dauphin 14,128 Altoona Area 13,889 Bristol Township 12,765 Bensalem Township 12,585 Hazleton Area 12,440

NONWHITE CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 19
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

Nonwhite Area Number Percent Pennsylvania 358,345 14.7 Wilkinsburg Borough 2,812 76.5 Harrisburg City 9,079 74.5 Chester-Upland 8,950 74.2 Philadelphia City 188,194 57.8 Farrell Area 858 56.6 Duquesne City 935 50.7 Aliquippa 1,313 49.3 Midland Borough 274 45.3 York City 4,016 42.9 Lancaster 6,194 42.7

Nonwhite Area Number Percent Pittsburgh 25,236 39.9 Clairton City 678 38.8 William Penn 3,480 37.7 Reading 5,504 32.8 Norristown Area 2,889 27.2 Steelton Highspire 381 26.4 Cheltenham Township 1,591 26.2 Allentown City 4,973 26.0 Coatesville Area 2,928 25.9 Susquehanna Township 794 24.7

HISPANIC CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 19
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

Hispanic Area Number Percent  Pennsylvania 73,310 3.0 Reading 5,448 32.5 Lancaster 4,474 30.8 Allentown City 4,519 23.6 Bethlehem Area 3,566 18.9 Kennett Consolidated 466 15.3 Bristol Borough 301 13.8 Harrisburg City 1,644 13.5 Lebanon 665 12.7 York City 1,171 12.5 Philadelphia City 27,940 8.6

Hispanic Area Number Percent Chester-Upland 707 5.9 Morrisville Borough 114 5.9 Stroudsburg Area 264 5.6 Pottstown 235 5.5 Upper Adams 100 4.7 Wallenpaupack Area 135 4.6 Easton Area 437 4.5 West Chester Area 787 4.5 South Middleton 98 4.4 Austin Area 10 4.3

SPANISH SPEAKING CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 19
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

Spanish Area Number Percent Pennsylvania 62,380 2.6 Lancaster 3,473 23.9 Reading 3,737 22.3 Allentown City 3,270 17.1 Bethlehem Area 2,356 12.5 Kennett Consolidated 348 11.4 Bristol Borough 245 11.2 York City 911 9.7 Harrisburg City 1,059 8.7 Philadelphia City 22,616 6.9 Lebanon 346 6.6

Spanish Area Number Percent Morrisville Borough 105 5.4 Chester-Upland 577 4.8 Pottstown 183 4.3 Steelton Highspire 58 4.0 Kane Area 71 3.7 Rose Tree Media 221 3.7 Upper Adams 78 3.7 East Stroudsburg Area 168 3.6 West Chester Area 586 3.4 Hamburg Area 106 3.3

CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 19 IN SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

Children In Single Parent Families Area Number Percent Pennsylvania 532,179 21.9 Harrisburg City 6,650 54.6 Chester-Upland 6,317 52.4 Midland Borough 313 51.7 Sto Rox 1,358 48.4 Clairton City 843 48.3 Duquesne City 861 46.7 York City 4,369 46.7 Wilkinsburg Borough 1,669 45.4 Aliquippa 1,203 45.2 Philadelphia City 143,372 44.0

Children In Single Parent Families Area Number Percent Reading 6,805 40.6 Farrell Area 614 40.5 Lancaster 5,878 40.5 Pittsburgh 25,336 40.0 Steelton Highspire 524 36.3 Northgate 813 35.8 Monessen City 509 35.7 Washington 1,027 34.9 Erie City 8,142 34.6 Shenandoah Valley 557 34.3

CHILDREN WITH ALL PARENTS PRESENT IN HOUSEHOLD IN LABOR FORCE
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

All Parents In Labor Force Area Number Percent  Pennsylvania 1,471,433 60.6 Palmyra Area 2,698 79.1 Antietam 992 78.5 York Suburban 2,352 77.5 Columbia Borough 1,719 76.5 Donegal 2,783 76.5 Susquehanna Township 2,462 76.5 Spring-Ford Area 3,825 76.1 West York Area 2,415 75.5 Halifax Area 1,261 74.8 Central York 3,098 74.1

All Parents In Labor Force Area Number Percent Morrisville Borough 1,442 74.1 Pottsgrove 2,737 73.9 South Western 3,320 73.9 Carlisle Area 4,801 73.8 Catasauqua Area 1,798 73.4 Southern York County 2,801 73.4 Governor Mifflin 3,534 73.3 Annville-Cleona 1,808 72.8 Cheltenham Township 4,428 72.8 Lower Dauphin 3,358 72.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

	Total	Enrolled Public		Enrolled Private
Area	Enrolled	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Pennsylvania	2,015,241	1,628,422	80.8	386,819	19.2
Bryn Athyn	313	26	8.3	287	91.7
Lower Merion	9,966	5,158	51.8	4,808	48.2
Pequea Valley	3,543	1,958	55.3	1,585	44.7
Haverford Township	8,261	4,615	55.9	3,646	44.1
Marple Newtown	5,593	3,148	56.3	2,445	43.7
Colonial	5,823	3,415	58.6	2,408	41.4
Upper Darby	13,947	8,285	59.4	5,662	40.6
Radnor Township	3,936	2,378	60.4	1,558	39.6
Abington	9,608	5,893	61.3	3,715	38.7
Norristown Area	8,978	5,522	61.5	3,456	38.5
Southeast Delco	6,133	3,783	61.7	2,350	38.3
Eastern Lancaster County	5,030	3,157	62.8	1,873	37.2
Shenandoah Valley	1,332	842	63.2	490	36.8
Springfield Township	3,033	1,929	63.6	1,104	36.4
Upper Merion Area	4,369	2,789	63.8	1,580	36.2
Ridley	6,225	4,028	64.7	2,197	35.3
William Penn	7,482	4,867	65.0	2,615	35.0
Erie City	19,609	12,866	65.6	6,743	34.4
Antietam	1,106	733	66.3	373	33.7
Tredyffrin Easttown	6,348	4,215	66.4	2,133	33.6

STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1990

Area	Schools	Teachers	Students	Student Teacher Ratio
Pennsylvania	3,276	105,415	1,619,168	15.4
Panther Valley	3	64	1,466	22.9
Yough	7	130	2,729	21.0
Kiski Area	10	216	4,523	20.9
South Allegheny	4	85	1,778	20.9
Mount Pleasant Area	5	140	2,908	20.8
Monaca	4	43	891	20.7
Ligonier Valley	6	131	2,691	20.5
Northern Cambria	3	83	1,698	20.5
Valley Grove	4	62	1,273	20.5
Chestnut Ridge	4	92	1,881	20.4
Freedom Area	4	97	1,975	20.4
Fort Leboeuf	6	111	2,253	20.3
Solanco	9	196	3,934	20.1
Blacklick Valley	2	49	979	20.0
Palmerton Area	4	101	2,008	19.9
Harbor Creek	4	134	2,645	19.7
Pottsville Area	3	168	3,303	19.7
Tyrone Area	5	110	2,169	19.7
Union City Area	2	76	1,497	19.7
Beaver Area	3	118	2,310	19.6

Source:        Pennsylvania School Districts, 1990, Socio-Economic Characteristics, Volume 2
Prepared by:   The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg