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Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Hopewell Area Sd #313 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,908 per pupil, Hopewell Area Sd ranks #273 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,062
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,908
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hopewell Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,062 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high 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 Beaver County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,908 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.4% local, 43.8% state, and 5.8% 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 50/100, ranked #313 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 326.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.7% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hopewell El Sch, with a diversity index of 24.7/100.
Its largest campus is Hopewell Jhs, enrolling 657 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Margaret Ross El Sch, at 185 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hopewell Jhs accounts for 31.9% of all Hopewell Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hopewell Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Hopewell Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Hopewell Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 185 students (lowest) to 657 students (highest), a spread of 472 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.
Hopewell Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 326:1 — 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 Hopewell Area Sd is typically wider than the Hopewell Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Hopewell Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 35.1% — 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.
Hopewell Area Sd has 5 schools, including 4 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,062 students.
How much does Hopewell Area Sd spend per student?
Hopewell Area Sd spends $17,908 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #313 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Hopewell Area Sd?
Hopewell Area Sd students are 87.7% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hopewell Area Sd?
Hopewell Area Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #313 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.