Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania - 2 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Blacklick Valley Sd #135 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,335 per pupil, Blacklick Valley Sd ranks #536 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
608
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,335
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
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 $15,335 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 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 68/100, ranked #135 of 648 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 dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Blacklick Valley Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
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 $15,335 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #135 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 68/100, ranking #135 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.