An equity score of 70/100 ranks Clarion-Limestone Area Sd #114 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,232 per pupil, Clarion-Limestone Area Sd ranks #237 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Clarion-Limestone Area Sd operates 2 public schools serving 783 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Clarion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,232 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 33.9% local, 55.4% state, and 10.8% 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 70/100, ranked #114 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 389:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.6% White, 2.0% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Clarion-Limestone El Sch, enrolling 419 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Clarion-Limestone El Sch accounts for 53.5% of all Clarion-Limestone Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clarion-Limestone Area Sd a distant remainder — means Clarion-Limestone Area 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. 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.
Clarion-Limestone Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 389:1 — 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.
Clarion-Limestone Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — 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.
How many schools are in Clarion-Limestone Area Sd?
Clarion-Limestone Area Sd has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 783 students.
How much does Clarion-Limestone Area Sd spend per student?
Clarion-Limestone Area Sd spends $19,232 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #114 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Clarion-Limestone Area Sd?
Clarion-Limestone Area Sd students are 94.6% White, 2.0% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clarion-Limestone Area Sd?
Clarion-Limestone Area Sd has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #114 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.