An equity score of 68/100 ranks Cambria Heights Sd #128 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,750 per pupil, Cambria Heights Sd ranks #278 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,281
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,750
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cambria Heights Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,281 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Cambria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,750 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.3% local, 64.0% state, and 7.7% 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 #128 of 649 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.
a 337.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.9% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cambria Heights Ms, with a diversity index of 9.3/100.
Its largest campus is Cambria Heights El Sch, enrolling 533 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Cambria Heights El Sch accounts for 41.6% of all Cambria Heights Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cambria Heights Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Cambria Heights Sd student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — 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 Cambria Heights Sd is typically wider than the Cambria Heights Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Cambria Heights Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — 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 Cambria Heights Sd is typically wider than the Cambria Heights Sd-aggregate figure suggests.