An equity score of 43/100 ranks Bangor Area Sd #380 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,555 per pupil, Bangor Area Sd ranks #384 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,776
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,555
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bangor Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,776 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Northampton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,555 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.4% local, 34.1% state, and 8.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #380 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 374.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.0% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Five Points El Sch, with a diversity index of 42.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bangor Area Hs, enrolling 883 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Bangor Area Hs accounts for 31.8% of all Bangor Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bangor Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bangor Area Sd school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Bangor Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 375 students (lowest) to 883 students (highest), a spread of 508 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bangor Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 375:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bangor Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Bangor Area Sd is typically wider than the Bangor Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Bangor Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,776 students.
How much does Bangor Area Sd spend per student?
Bangor Area Sd spends $17,555 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #380 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Bangor Area Sd?
Bangor Area Sd students are 80.0% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bangor Area Sd?
Bangor Area Sd has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #380 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.