Port Allegany School District

Summary:

The Port Allegany School District in Pennsylvania operates two schools: Port Allegany Elementary School and Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School stands out with a strong 87.9% 4-year graduation rate and a low 1.4% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year, both of which are better than the state averages. In contrast, both schools have lower proficiency rates in PSSA Math compared to the Pennsylvania state average, with Port Allegany Elementary School at 27.2% proficient or better and Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School at 25% proficient or better for the 2024-2025 school year.

The two schools have relatively high spending per student, with Port Allegany Elementary School at $17,270 and Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School at $16,839 for the 2022-2023 school year. The student-teacher ratios are also relatively low, with 12.5 at the elementary school and 8.1 at the high school. While the schools have some areas of strength, they generally underperform compared to the state averages on proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts, suggesting opportunities for improvement in academic achievement.

District Detail

20 Oak St
Port Allegany, PA 16743-1297

(814) 642-2596

SchoolDigger Rank:
424^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 887

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	20 Oak St	Port Allegany	16743	McKean County	Port Allegany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 642-2544	379	31	12.1		365 (96.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	46	421^st of 681 public high schools	38.2%		60	294^th of 686 public high schools	57.1%	127	33.3	44.2	63.4					17.3	32.2	25.0					44.2	37.5	40.7	$18,429	$2,735	$15,694
Port Allegany Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Clyde Lynch Dr	Port Allegany	16743	McKean County	Port Allegany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 642-9557	508	39	12.9		473 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	32.7	1053^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	30.3%		30.6	1101^st of 1526 public elementary schools	27.9%	48				44.4	20.0	25.0	20.0			27.2	52.4	35.9	36.9	40.0			41.3	$15,957	$2,220	$13,737

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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