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Easton, Pennsylvania - 9 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Easton Area Sd #173 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,927 per pupil, Easton Area Sd ranks #269 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,990
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$17,927
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Easton Area Sd operates 9 public schools serving 7,990 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Northampton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,927 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 64.7% local, 27.9% state, and 7.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #173 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 397.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.0% White, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Easton Area Hs, with a diversity index of 70.9/100.
Its largest campus is Easton Area Hs, enrolling 2,778 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is March El Sch, at 296 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Easton Area Hs accounts for 34.8% of all Easton Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Easton Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Easton Area Sd school enrollment varies 9.4× across entities
Easton Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 296 students (lowest) to 2,778 students (highest), a spread of 2,482 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Easton Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.0% 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.
Easton Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 398:1 — 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.
Easton Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Easton Area Sd is typically wider than the Easton Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Easton Area Sd has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,990 students.
How much does Easton Area Sd spend per student?
Easton Area Sd spends $17,927 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #173 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Easton Area Sd?
Easton Area Sd students are 40.0% White, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% African American, 5.0% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Easton Area Sd?
Easton Area Sd has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #173 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.