An equity score of 32/100 ranks California Area Sd #500 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,079 per pupil, California Area Sd ranks #608 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
922
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,079
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
California Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 922 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,079 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.9% local, 56.6% state, and 7.4% 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 32/100, ranked #500 of 649 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 390.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.2% White, 3.9% African American, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is California Area El Sch, with a diversity index of 34.7/100.
Its largest campus is California Area El Sch, enrolling 485 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is California Area Ms, at 158 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
California Area El Sch accounts for 52.0% of all California Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of California Area Sd a distant remainder — means California Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
California Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
California Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 158 students (lowest) to 485 students (highest), a spread of 327 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.
California Area Sd reports 50.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
California Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
California Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — 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 California Area Sd is typically wider than the California Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
California Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 922 students.
How much does California Area Sd spend per student?
California Area Sd spends $15,079 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #500 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of California Area Sd?
California Area Sd students are 82.2% White, 3.9% African American, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for California Area Sd?
California Area Sd has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #500 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.