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South Abington School

Serves grades KG - 4

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
640 Northern Boulevard
Chinchilla, PA 18410
Phone
(570) 585-2100
District
Abington Heights SD
County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
289
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.6% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.7% of all U.S. schools.


South Abington School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
71%
53%
67%
54%
75%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
71%
49%
67%
52%
75%
46%
    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
16
17
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 56 19.4%
Grade 1 52 18.0%
Grade 2 57 19.7%
Grade 3 67 23.2%
Grade 4 57 19.7%
Total 289 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.3% 86.4% 64.5%
Black 0.7% 1.6% 15.4%
Hispanic 3.2% 4.6% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.8% 7.0% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 4.8% 2.8% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 4.8% 2.5% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.2% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,614 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 354.0 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.6% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.5% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,358 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 3.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 52.7% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.0% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.5% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.5% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.4% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 3.2% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,875 $30,833,000 61.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $896 $3,113,000 6.2%
Staff $182 $633,000 1.3%
General Administration $274 $953,000 1.9%
School Administration $397 $1,378,000 2.8%
Operation $1,702 $5,912,000 11.9%
Transportation $544 $1,890,000 3.8%
Other $307 $1,067,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,302 $14,946,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,161 $4,033,000 8.1%
Total Expenditures $14,339 $49,812,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%