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Northern Potter School District

745 Northern Potter Road
Ulysses, PA 16948
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 223 students in Northern Potter School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Northern Potter School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
513 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Northern Potter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 678 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (PA)
#428 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
34%
38%
48%
55%
60-64%
57%
(21-22)
≥80%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.06
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
1%
17%
% Black
n/a
20%
% White
97%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $23,181 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,226 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
This School District
This State (PA)
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,181
$23,696
Spending / Student
$21,226
$23,119

Best Northern Potter School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Northern Potter Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
763 Northern Potter Road
Ulysses, PA 16948
(814) 848-7534
Gr: 7-12 | 223 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 3%

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Quick Facts (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 513 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 3%
  • : ≥80% (Btm 50% in PA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 34% (Btm 50%)
  • : 48% (Btm 50%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), PA Dept. of Education

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