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Hazle Twp, Pennsylvania - 11 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Hazleton Area Sd #495 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,740 per pupil, Hazleton Area Sd ranks #658 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,243
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$12,740
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 $12,740 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 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 #495 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 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 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.
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 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.4% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
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 $12,740 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #495 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 #495 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.