An equity score of 46/100 ranks Indiana Area Sd #357 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,231 per pupil, Indiana Area Sd ranks #320 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,843
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,231
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Indiana Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 2,843 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 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 Indiana County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,231 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.2% local, 33.7% state, and 7.1% 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 46/100, ranked #357 of 649 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 380.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% White, 4.7% African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ben Franklin El Sch, with a diversity index of 31.1/100.
Its largest campus is Indiana Area Shs, enrolling 913 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Horace Mann El Sch, at 190 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Indiana Area Shs accounts for 32.1% of all Indiana Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Indiana 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.
Indiana Area Sd school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Indiana Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 190 students (lowest) to 913 students (highest), a spread of 723 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.
Indiana Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 381:1 — 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.
Indiana Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Indiana Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,843 students.
How much does Indiana Area Sd spend per student?
Indiana Area Sd spends $18,231 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #357 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Indiana Area Sd?
Indiana Area Sd students are 84.8% White, 4.7% African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Indiana Area Sd?
Indiana Area Sd has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #357 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.