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Elizabeth, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Elizabeth Forward Sd #310 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,215 per pupil, Elizabeth Forward Sd ranks #338 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,330
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,215
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elizabeth Forward Sd operates 6 public schools serving 2,330 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Allegheny County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,215 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 52.8% local, 40.8% state, and 6.3% 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 50/100, ranked #310 of 648 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 772:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.3% White, 3.7% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mt Vernon El Sch, with a diversity index of 29.9/100.
Its largest campus is Elizabeth Forward Shs, enrolling 763 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Greenock El Sch, at 173 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Elizabeth Forward Shs accounts for 32.7% of all Elizabeth Forward Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Elizabeth Forward 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.
Elizabeth Forward Sd school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Elizabeth Forward Sd school enrollment ranges from 173 students (lowest) to 763 students (highest), a spread of 590 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.
Elizabeth Forward Sd student-counselor ratio is 772:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Elizabeth Forward Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 23.4% — 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 Elizabeth Forward Sd is typically wider than the Elizabeth Forward Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Elizabeth Forward Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,330 students.
How much does Elizabeth Forward Sd spend per student?
Elizabeth Forward Sd spends $17,215 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #310 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Elizabeth Forward Sd?
Elizabeth Forward Sd students are 86.3% White, 3.7% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elizabeth Forward Sd?
Elizabeth Forward Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #310 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.