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Athens, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Athens Area Sd #106 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,852 per pupil, Athens Area Sd ranks #196 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,069
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,852
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Athens Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 2,069 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bradford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,852 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.5% local, 51.0% state, and 9.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 70/100, ranked #106 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 663.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin El Sch, with a diversity index of 23.9/100.
Its largest campus is Athens Area Hs, enrolling 599 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Athens Area Hs accounts for 29.0% of all Athens Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Athens Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Athens Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Athens Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 664:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Athens Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Athens Area Sd is typically wider than the Athens Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Athens Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,069 students.
How much does Athens Area Sd spend per student?
Athens Area Sd spends $18,852 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #106 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Athens Area Sd?
Athens Area Sd students are 89.2% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Athens Area Sd?
Athens Area Sd has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #106 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.