An equity score of 35/100 ranks Hanover Area Sd #468 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,549 per pupil, Hanover Area Sd ranks #637 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,104
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,549
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hanover Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,104 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Luzerne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,549 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.6% local, 43.3% state, and 14.1% 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 35/100, ranked #468 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 310.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.3% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lyndwood El Sch, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Hanover Area Jshs, enrolling 977 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lyndwood El Sch, at 268 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hanover Area Jshs accounts for 44.3% of all Hanover Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hanover Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Hanover Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Hanover Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 268 students (lowest) to 977 students (highest), a spread of 709 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.
Hanover Area Sd reports 91.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Hanover Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 311:1 — 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 Hanover Area Sd is typically wider than the Hanover Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Hanover Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — 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.
Hanover Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 combined, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,104 students.
How much does Hanover Area Sd spend per student?
Hanover Area Sd spends $14,549 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #468 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Hanover Area Sd?
Hanover Area Sd students are 46.3% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hanover Area Sd?
Hanover Area Sd has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #468 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.