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Freedom, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Freedom Area Sd #240 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,639 per pupil, Freedom Area Sd ranks #400 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,217
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,639
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Freedom Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,217 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Beaver County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,639 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 43.0% local, 50.7% state, and 6.3% 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 57/100, ranked #240 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 321.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Freedom Area El Sch, with a diversity index of 20.2/100.
Its largest campus is Freedom Area El Sch, enrolling 426 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Freedom Area El Sch accounts for 35.0% of all Freedom Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Freedom Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Freedom Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 322:1 — 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 Freedom Area Sd is typically wider than the Freedom Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Freedom Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 31.3% — 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.
Freedom Area Sd has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,217 students.
How much does Freedom Area Sd spend per student?
Freedom Area Sd spends $16,639 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #240 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Freedom Area Sd?
Freedom Area Sd students are 89.6% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Freedom Area Sd?
Freedom Area Sd has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #240 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.