Ligonier Valley SD vs Steelton-Highspire SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Ligonier Valley SD Steelton-Highspire SD
Location Ligonier, Pennsylvania Steelton, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 1,382 1,377
Number of Schools 4 2
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.3:1 14.8:1

Spending

Metric Ligonier Valley SD Steelton-Highspire SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,075 $17,210
Federal Revenue 8.3% 20.9%
State Revenue 36.4% 52.5%
Local Revenue 55.3% 26.6%
Ligonier Valley SD
Federal State Local
Steelton-Highspire SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Ligonier Valley SD Steelton-Highspire SD
White 92.7% 9.8%
African American 1.9% 50.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 28.5%
Asian 0.1% 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 3.1% 10.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch 68.7% 100.0%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Ligonier Valley SD Steelton-Highspire SD
AP Courses Offered 2 3
Schools with AP 1 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 290.5:1 259.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 20.9% 53.1%

School Types

Ligonier Valley SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 1

Steelton-Highspire SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 2

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.