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Hughesville, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks East Lycoming Sd #554 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,666 per pupil, East Lycoming Sd ranks #585 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,613
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,666
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Lycoming Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,613 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary 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 Lycoming County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,666 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 42.3% local, 52.2% state, and 5.5% 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 27/100, ranked #554 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 458.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.7% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hughesville Jshs, with a diversity index of 12.8/100.
Its largest campus is Hughesville Jshs, enrolling 728 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is George a Ferrell El Sch, at 139 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hughesville Jshs accounts for 45.1% of all East Lycoming Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Lycoming Sd a distant remainder — means East Lycoming Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
East Lycoming Sd school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
East Lycoming Sd school enrollment ranges from 139 students (lowest) to 728 students (highest), a spread of 589 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.
East Lycoming Sd student-counselor ratio is 459:1 — 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.
East Lycoming Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — 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.
East Lycoming Sd has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,613 students.
How much does East Lycoming Sd spend per student?
East Lycoming Sd spends $14,666 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #554 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of East Lycoming Sd?
East Lycoming Sd students are 95.7% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Lycoming Sd?
East Lycoming Sd has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #554 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.