An equity score of 73/100 ranks Blacklick Valley Sd #94 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,913 per pupil, Blacklick Valley Sd ranks #457 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
608
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$16,913
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blacklick Valley Sd operates 2 public schools serving 608 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Cambria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,913 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 17.8% local, 66.6% state, and 15.7% 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 73/100, ranked #94 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 292:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% White, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Blacklick Valley El Ctr, enrolling 316 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Blacklick Valley El Ctr accounts for 52.0% of all Blacklick Valley Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Blacklick Valley Sd a distant remainder — means Blacklick Valley Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Blacklick Valley Sd reports 87.6% 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.
Blacklick Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 292:1 — 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 Blacklick Valley Sd is typically wider than the Blacklick Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Blacklick Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — 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 Blacklick Valley Sd is typically wider than the Blacklick Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Blacklick Valley Sd has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 608 students.
How much does Blacklick Valley Sd spend per student?
Blacklick Valley Sd spends $16,913 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #94 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Blacklick Valley Sd?
Blacklick Valley Sd students are 95.4% White, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blacklick Valley Sd?
Blacklick Valley Sd has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #94 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.