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Bellefonte, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Bellefonte Area Sd #375 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,752 per pupil, Bellefonte Area Sd ranks #386 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,599
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,752
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bellefonte Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 2,599 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Centre County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,752 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 61.3% local, 32.2% state, and 6.5% 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 44/100, ranked #375 of 648 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 309.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bellefonte El Sch, with a diversity index of 23.7/100.
Its largest campus is Bellefonte Area Hs, enrolling 850 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pleasant Gap El Sch, at 215 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bellefonte Area Hs accounts for 32.7% of all Bellefonte Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bellefonte 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.
Bellefonte Area Sd school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Bellefonte Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 215 students (lowest) to 850 students (highest), a spread of 635 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.
Bellefonte Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 310:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Bellefonte Area Sd is typically wider than the Bellefonte Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Bellefonte Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bellefonte Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,599 students.
How much does Bellefonte Area Sd spend per student?
Bellefonte Area Sd spends $16,752 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #375 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Bellefonte Area Sd?
Bellefonte Area Sd students are 90.9% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bellefonte Area Sd?
Bellefonte Area Sd has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #375 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.