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Ferguson School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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 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
525 N Newberry St
York, PA 17404
Phone
(717) 849-1344
District
York City SD
County
YORK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
640
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

1

(10 is best)

Better than 5.0% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Ferguson School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
53%
14%
54%
3%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
49%
14%
52%
12%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
48%
15%
54%
11%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
46%
28%
55%
7%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
44%
14%
54%
9%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
39%
9%
53%
4%
26%
    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
14
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 pk 19 3.0%
Kindergarten 73 11.4%
Grade 1 75 11.7%
Grade 2 71 11.1%
Grade 3 70 10.9%
Grade 4 70 10.9%
Grade 5 64 10.0%
Grade 6 66 10.3%
Grade 7 64 10.0%
Grade 8 68 10.6%
Total 640 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.2% 8.2% 64.5%
Black 44.5% 39.7% 15.4%
Hispanic 46.7% 51.8% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.2% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 44,782 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8,700.3 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.9% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,751 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 16.3% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.8% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.1% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.3% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.4% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.8% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 18.0% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,208 $61,984,000 43.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,194 $7,249,000 5.1%
Staff $482 $2,925,000 2.1%
General Administration $394 $2,395,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,054 $6,398,000 4.5%
Operation $1,902 $11,546,000 8.2%
Transportation $48 $289,000 0.2%
Other $594 $3,609,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,667 $34,411,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,430 $45,115,000 31.9%
Total Expenditures $23,305 $141,510,000 100.0%
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%

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