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Hamburg, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Hamburg Area Sd #275 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,998 per pupil, Hamburg Area Sd ranks #261 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,119
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,998
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hamburg Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 2,119 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 Berks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,998 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 61.0% local, 31.6% state, and 7.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #275 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 366.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tilden El Center, with a diversity index of 34.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hamburg Area Hs, enrolling 674 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Hamburg Area Hs accounts for 31.8% of all Hamburg Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hamburg Area 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.
Hamburg Area Sd school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Hamburg Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 327 students (lowest) to 674 students (highest), a spread of 347 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.
Hamburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — 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.
Hamburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.1% — 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 Hamburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Hamburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Hamburg Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,119 students.
How much does Hamburg Area Sd spend per student?
Hamburg Area Sd spends $17,998 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #275 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Hamburg Area Sd?
Hamburg Area Sd students are 83.8% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hamburg Area Sd?
Hamburg Area Sd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #275 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.