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Brownsville, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Brownsville Area Sd #246 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,954 per pupil, Brownsville Area Sd ranks #473 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,486
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,954
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brownsville Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,486 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Fayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,954 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 23.3% local, 61.7% state, and 15.0% 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 56/100, ranked #246 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 288.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 49.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.0% White, 8.5% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brownsville Area El Sch, with a diversity index of 45.1/100.
Its largest campus is Brownsville Area El Sch, enrolling 617 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Brownsville Area El Sch accounts for 41.5% of all Brownsville Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brownsville 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.
Brownsville Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.5% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Brownsville Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — 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 Brownsville Area Sd is typically wider than the Brownsville Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Brownsville Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 49.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Brownsville Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,486 students.
How much does Brownsville Area Sd spend per student?
Brownsville Area Sd spends $15,954 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #246 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Brownsville Area Sd?
Brownsville Area Sd students are 78.0% White, 8.5% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brownsville Area Sd?
Brownsville Area Sd has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #246 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.