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Grove City, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Grove City Area Sd #49 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,620 per pupil, Grove City Area Sd ranks #151 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,906
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$19,620
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grove City Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 1,906 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 high, 2 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 Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,620 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.5% local, 39.4% state, and 14.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 79/100, ranked #49 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 269:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% White, 3.0% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grove City Area Hs, with a diversity index of 22.5/100.
Its largest campus is Hillview El Sch, enrolling 768 students (39% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grove City Area George Jr El Sch, at 5 students, a 154x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hillview El Sch accounts for 38.8% of all Grove City Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grove City 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.
Grove City Area Sd school enrollment varies 154× across entities
Grove City Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 768 students (highest), a spread of 763 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Grove City Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Grove City Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — 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 Grove City Area Sd is typically wider than the Grove City Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Grove City Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Grove City Area Sd is typically wider than the Grove City Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Grove City Area Sd has 6 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 1,906 students.
How much does Grove City Area Sd spend per student?
Grove City Area Sd spends $19,620 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #49 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Grove City Area Sd?
Grove City Area Sd students are 89.2% White, 3.0% African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grove City Area Sd?
Grove City Area Sd has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #49 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.