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Dubois, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Dubois Area Sd #175 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,191 per pupil, Dubois Area Sd ranks #446 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,289
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$16,191
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dubois Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,289 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high 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 Clearfield County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,191 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.3% local, 45.9% state, and 9.9% 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 63/100, ranked #175 of 648 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 286:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dubois Area Shs, with a diversity index of 17.3/100.
Its largest campus is Dubois Area Ms, enrolling 1,058 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Juniata El Sch, at 261 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dubois Area Ms accounts for 32.2% of all Dubois Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dubois Area 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.
Dubois Area Sd school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Dubois Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 261 students (lowest) to 1,058 students (highest), a spread of 797 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.
Dubois Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Dubois Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 286:1 — 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 Dubois Area Sd is typically wider than the Dubois Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Dubois Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — 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.
Dubois Area Sd has 6 schools, including 5 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 3,289 students.
How much does Dubois Area Sd spend per student?
Dubois Area Sd spends $16,191 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #175 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Dubois Area Sd?
Dubois Area Sd students are 93.1% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dubois Area Sd?
Dubois Area Sd has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #175 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.