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Mars Area Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1775 Three Degree Rd
Mars, PA 16046
Phone
(724) 625-3145
District
Mars Area SD
County
BUTLER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
513
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.8% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Mars Area Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
62%
43%
76%
53%
48%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
53%
40%
68%
52%
38%
28%
    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 7 273 53.2%
Grade 8 240 46.8%
Total 513 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.2% 93.4% 63.7%
Black 0.6% 0.6% 15.3%
Hispanic 2.2% 1.9% 15.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.1% 4.0% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.9% 12.2% 60.5%
Free lunch eligible 11.7% 11.9% 58.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 0.3% 1.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,888 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 516.2 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.4% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.0% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,140 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 3.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.9% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 56.1% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.4% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.9% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.1% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.2% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.1% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,777 $28,053,000 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $446 $1,607,000 3.1%
Staff $509 $1,835,000 3.5%
General Administration $301 $1,085,000 2.1%
School Administration $414 $1,492,000 2.9%
Operation $1,135 $4,094,000 7.8%
Transportation $594 $2,142,000 4.1%
Other $212 $766,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,610 $13,021,000 24.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,094 $11,159,000 21.4%
Total Expenditures $14,481 $52,233,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,410 $19,314,874,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,181 $1,999,299,000 4.8%
Staff $719 $1,217,944,000 2.9%
General Administration $516 $873,949,000 2.1%
School Administration $874 $1,479,321,000 3.5%
Operation $1,701 $2,880,130,000 6.9%
Transportation $878 $1,485,755,000 3.5%
Other $795 $1,346,625,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,665 $11,283,023,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,687 $11,320,032,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $24,762 $41,917,929,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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