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Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Belle Vernon Area Sd #575 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,455 per pupil, Belle Vernon Area Sd ranks #601 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,369
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,455
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Belle Vernon Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 2,369 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 Westmoreland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,455 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.5% local, 42.5% state, and 9.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 24/100, ranked #575 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 512.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% White, 3.9% African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rostraver El Sch, with a diversity index of 35.4/100.
Its largest campus is Belle Vernon Area Hs, enrolling 735 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Belle Vernon Area Hs accounts for 30.4% of all Belle Vernon Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Belle Vernon 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.
Belle Vernon Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 512:1 — 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.
Belle Vernon Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 26.8% — 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 Belle Vernon Area Sd is typically wider than the Belle Vernon Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Belle Vernon Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,369 students.
How much does Belle Vernon Area Sd spend per student?
Belle Vernon Area Sd spends $14,455 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #575 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Belle Vernon Area Sd?
Belle Vernon Area Sd students are 84.0% White, 3.9% African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Belle Vernon Area Sd?
Belle Vernon Area Sd has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #575 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.