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Brookville, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Brookville Area Sd #257 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,277 per pupil, Brookville Area Sd ranks #437 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,364
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,277
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brookville Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,364 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,277 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 33.7% local, 54.1% state, and 12.1% 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 55/100, ranked #257 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 324.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 11.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hickory Grove El Sch, with a diversity index of 7.2/100.
Its largest campus is Brookville Jshs, enrolling 574 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Northside El Sch, at 101 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brookville Jshs accounts for 42.1% of all Brookville Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brookville Area 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.
Brookville Area Sd school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Brookville Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 101 students (lowest) to 574 students (highest), a spread of 473 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.
Brookville Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 Brookville Area Sd is typically wider than the Brookville Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Brookville Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 11.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Brookville Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,364 students.
How much does Brookville Area Sd spend per student?
Brookville Area Sd spends $16,277 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #257 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Brookville Area Sd?
Brookville Area Sd students are 97.1% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brookville Area Sd?
Brookville Area Sd has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #257 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.