An equity score of 50/100 ranks Cranberry Area Sd #316 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,909 per pupil, Cranberry Area Sd ranks #459 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,165
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,909
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cranberry Area Sd operates 2 public schools serving 1,165 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Venango County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,909 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.8% local, 56.5% state, and 6.6% 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 50/100, ranked #316 of 649 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 431.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.6% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Cranberry El Sch, enrolling 581 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Cranberry El Sch accounts for 49.9% of all Cranberry Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cranberry Area Sd a distant remainder — means Cranberry 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Cranberry Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 431:1 — 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.
Cranberry Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Cranberry Area Sd has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,165 students.
How much does Cranberry Area Sd spend per student?
Cranberry Area Sd spends $16,909 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #316 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Cranberry Area Sd?
Cranberry Area Sd students are 95.6% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cranberry Area Sd?
Cranberry Area Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #316 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.