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Franklin, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Franklin Area Sd #138 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,270 per pupil, Franklin Area Sd ranks #440 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,806
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,270
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,806 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 Venango County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,270 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 35.6% local, 57.5% state, and 6.9% 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 67/100, ranked #138 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 319.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central El Sch, with a diversity index of 29.3/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin Area Jshs, enrolling 942 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Victory El Sch, at 182 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Franklin Area Jshs accounts for 52.2% of all Franklin Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Franklin Area Sd a distant remainder — means Franklin Area 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.
Franklin Area Sd school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Franklin Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 182 students (lowest) to 942 students (highest), a spread of 760 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.
Franklin Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.1% 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.
Franklin Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 319:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Franklin Area Sd is typically wider than the Franklin Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Franklin Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Franklin Area Sd is typically wider than the Franklin Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Franklin Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,806 students.
How much does Franklin Area Sd spend per student?
Franklin Area Sd spends $16,270 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #138 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Area Sd?
Franklin Area Sd students are 90.2% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Area Sd?
Franklin Area Sd has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #138 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.