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Harborcreek, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Harbor Creek Sd #522 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,841 per pupil, Harbor Creek Sd ranks #578 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,074
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,841
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harbor Creek Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,074 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,841 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 53.1% local, 41.5% state, and 5.4% 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 30/100, ranked #522 of 648 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 (11 AP courses district-wide), a 815.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rolling Ridge El Sch, with a diversity index of 29.1/100.
Its largest campus is Harbor Creek Senior Hs, enrolling 692 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Harbor Creek Senior Hs accounts for 33.3% of all Harbor Creek Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Harbor Creek 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.
Harbor Creek Sd school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Harbor Creek Sd school enrollment ranges from 282 students (lowest) to 692 students (highest), a spread of 410 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.
Harbor Creek Sd student-counselor ratio is 815:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Harbor Creek Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.5% — 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 Harbor Creek Sd is typically wider than the Harbor Creek Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Harbor Creek Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,074 students.
How much does Harbor Creek Sd spend per student?
Harbor Creek Sd spends $14,841 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #522 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Harbor Creek Sd?
Harbor Creek Sd students are 88.2% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 1.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harbor Creek Sd?
Harbor Creek Sd has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #522 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.