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Waynesburg, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Central Greene Sd #422 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,038 per pupil, Central Greene Sd ranks #259 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,494
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,038
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Greene Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,494 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 Greene County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,038 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.7% local, 45.0% state, and 6.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #422 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 313.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Waynesburg Central El School, enrolling 761 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Miller Ms, at 229 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Waynesburg Central El School accounts for 46.1% of all Central Greene Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Central Greene Sd a distant remainder — means Central Greene 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.
Central Greene Sd school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Central Greene Sd school enrollment ranges from 229 students (lowest) to 761 students (highest), a spread of 532 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.
Central Greene Sd student-counselor ratio is 313:1 — 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 Central Greene Sd is typically wider than the Central Greene Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Central Greene Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 34.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Central Greene Sd has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,494 students.
How much does Central Greene Sd spend per student?
Central Greene Sd spends $18,038 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #422 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Central Greene Sd?
Central Greene Sd students are 94.5% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Greene Sd?
Central Greene Sd has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #422 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.