Shaler Area School District: Poverty Rate Trend
How Shaler Area School District's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.8%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+31.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -0.2 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +2.7 pp (75%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -2.1 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.7 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |