An equity score of 49/100 ranks Berwick Area Sd #319 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,197 per pupil, Berwick Area Sd ranks #526 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,665
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,197
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Berwick Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,665 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high 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 Luzerne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,197 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 40.3% local, 50.0% state, and 9.8% 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 49/100, ranked #319 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 (16 AP courses district-wide), a 383.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.2% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Berwick El Sch, with a diversity index of 39.0/100.
Its largest campus is Berwick Area Ms, enrolling 837 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nescopeck El Sch, at 156 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Berwick Area Ms accounts for 30.9% of all Berwick Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Berwick Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Berwick Area Sd school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Berwick Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 156 students (lowest) to 837 students (highest), a spread of 681 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.
Berwick Area Sd reports 99.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Berwick Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 384:1 — 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.
Berwick Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 23.8% — 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 Berwick Area Sd is typically wider than the Berwick Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Berwick Area Sd has 5 schools, including 4 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,665 students.
How much does Berwick Area Sd spend per student?
Berwick Area Sd spends $16,197 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #319 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Berwick Area Sd?
Berwick Area Sd students are 78.2% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Berwick Area Sd?
Berwick Area Sd has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #319 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.