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Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Hollidaysburg Area Sd #430 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,496 per pupil, Hollidaysburg Area Sd ranks #597 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,134
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,496
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hollidaysburg Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 3,134 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Blair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,496 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 52.5% local, 39.8% state, and 7.7% 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 38/100, ranked #430 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 (20 AP courses district-wide), a 405.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 2.0% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Frankstown El Sch, with a diversity index of 16.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hollidaysburg Area Shs, enrolling 793 students (26% of the district's total enrollment).
Hollidaysburg Area Shs accounts for 25.3% of all Hollidaysburg Area Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Hollidaysburg 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.
Hollidaysburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Hollidaysburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — 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 Hollidaysburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Hollidaysburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Hollidaysburg Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,134 students.
How much does Hollidaysburg Area Sd spend per student?
Hollidaysburg Area Sd spends $14,496 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #430 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Hollidaysburg Area Sd?
Hollidaysburg Area Sd students are 92.8% White, 2.0% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hollidaysburg Area Sd?
Hollidaysburg Area Sd has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #430 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.