An equity score of 32/100 ranks Hazleton Area Sd #489 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,485 per pupil, Hazleton Area Sd ranks #663 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,243
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$13,485
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hazleton Area Sd operates 11 public schools serving 12,243 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $13,485 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 38.2% local, 44.4% state, and 17.4% 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 32/100, ranked #489 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 898.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.4% White, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Freeland El/Ms, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.
Its largest campus is Hazleton Area Hs, enrolling 4,071 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Arthur Street El Sch, at 431 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hazleton Area Hs accounts for 31.1% of all Hazleton Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hazleton Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hazleton Area Sd school enrollment varies 9.4× across entities
Hazleton Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 431 students (lowest) to 4,071 students (highest), a spread of 3,640 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hazleton Area Sd reports 94.6% 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.
Hazleton Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 899:1 — 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.
Hazleton Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 45.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Hazleton Area Sd has 11 schools, including 1 high, 9 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 12,243 students.
How much does Hazleton Area Sd spend per student?
Hazleton Area Sd spends $13,485 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #489 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Hazleton Area Sd?
Hazleton Area Sd students are 70.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.4% White, 1.6% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hazleton Area Sd?
Hazleton Area Sd has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #489 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.