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Bethel Park, Pennsylvania - 8 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Bethel Park Sd #306 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,721 per pupil, Bethel Park Sd ranks #105 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,937
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$20,721
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bethel Park Sd operates 8 public schools serving 3,937 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Allegheny County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,721 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 69.5% local, 26.4% state, and 4.1% 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 50/100, ranked #306 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 303.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 7.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.9% White, 6.2% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bethel Memorial El Sch, with a diversity index of 46.6/100.
Its largest campus is Bethel Park Hs, enrolling 1,244 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is William Penn El Sch, at 212 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bethel Park Hs accounts for 31.1% of all Bethel Park Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bethel Park 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.
Bethel Park Sd school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Bethel Park Sd school enrollment ranges from 212 students (lowest) to 1,244 students (highest), a spread of 1,032 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.
Bethel Park Sd student-counselor ratio is 304:1 — 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 Bethel Park Sd is typically wider than the Bethel Park Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Bethel Park Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 7.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Bethel Park Sd has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,937 students.
How much does Bethel Park Sd spend per student?
Bethel Park Sd spends $20,721 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #306 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Bethel Park Sd?
Bethel Park Sd students are 82.9% White, 6.2% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bethel Park Sd?
Bethel Park Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #306 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.