An equity score of 68/100 ranks Ellwood City Area Sd #127 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,925 per pupil, Ellwood City Area Sd ranks #260 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,531
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,925
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ellwood City Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,531 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,925 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.6% local, 57.6% state, and 9.8% 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 68/100, ranked #127 of 649 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 404.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.0% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Jshs, with a diversity index of 22.0/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Jshs, enrolling 682 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hartman Intrmd Sch, at 225 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln Jshs accounts for 44.5% of all Ellwood City Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ellwood City Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Ellwood City Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Ellwood City Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 225 students (lowest) to 682 students (highest), a spread of 457 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.
Ellwood City Area Sd reports 53.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Ellwood City Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 404:1 — 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.
Ellwood City Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.8% — 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 Ellwood City Area Sd is typically wider than the Ellwood City Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Ellwood City Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,531 students.
How much does Ellwood City Area Sd spend per student?
Ellwood City Area Sd spends $18,925 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #127 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Ellwood City Area Sd?
Ellwood City Area Sd students are 89.0% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ellwood City Area Sd?
Ellwood City Area Sd has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #127 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.