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Erie, Pennsylvania - 15 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Erie City Sd #156 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,002 per pupil, Erie City Sd ranks #465 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,100
Total Enrollment
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$16,002
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Erie City Sd operates 15 public schools serving 10,100 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 3 middle, 2 high 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,002 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 25.4% local, 54.7% state, and 19.9% 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 65/100, ranked #156 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 2 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 483.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.1% White, 31.3% African American, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Joanna Connell Sch, with a diversity index of 73.7/100.
Its largest campus is Erie Hs, enrolling 2,501 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lincoln El Sch, at 347 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Erie Hs accounts for 23.9% of all Erie City Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Erie City 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.
Erie City Sd school enrollment varies 7.2× across entities
Erie City Sd school enrollment ranges from 347 students (lowest) to 2,501 students (highest), a spread of 2,154 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.
Erie City Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.9% 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.
Erie City Sd student-counselor ratio is 484:1 — 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.
Erie City Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 32.2% — 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.
Erie City Sd has 15 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 10,100 students.
How much does Erie City Sd spend per student?
Erie City Sd spends $16,002 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #156 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Erie City Sd?
Erie City Sd students are 36.1% White, 31.3% African American, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Erie City Sd?
Erie City Sd has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #156 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.