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Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Bloomsburg Area Sd #434 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,559 per pupil, Bloomsburg Area Sd ranks #518 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,534
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,559
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bloomsburg Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 1,534 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 middle, 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 Columbia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,559 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 56.0% local, 38.4% state, and 5.6% 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 38/100, ranked #434 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 259.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 27.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Memorial El Sch, with a diversity index of 42.3/100.
Its largest campus is Memorial El Sch, enrolling 405 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Beaver-Main El Sch, at 95 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Memorial El Sch accounts for 26.4% of all Bloomsburg Area Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Bloomsburg Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Bloomsburg Area Sd school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Bloomsburg Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 95 students (lowest) to 405 students (highest), a spread of 310 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.
Bloomsburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 260:1 — 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 Bloomsburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Bloomsburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Bloomsburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 27.0% — 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 Bloomsburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Bloomsburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Bloomsburg Area Sd has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,534 students.
How much does Bloomsburg Area Sd spend per student?
Bloomsburg Area Sd spends $15,559 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #434 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Bloomsburg Area Sd?
Bloomsburg Area Sd students are 84.0% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bloomsburg Area Sd?
Bloomsburg Area Sd has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #434 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.