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Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Jersey Shore Area Sd #312 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,068 per pupil, Jersey Shore Area Sd ranks #354 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,148
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,068
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jersey Shore Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,148 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Lycoming County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,068 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 39.9% local, 50.3% state, and 9.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #312 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 (8 AP courses district-wide), a 704.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Avis El Sch, with a diversity index of 14.5/100.
Its largest campus is Jersey Shore Area Shs, enrolling 672 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Salladasburg El Sch, at 217 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jersey Shore Area Shs accounts for 31.3% of all Jersey Shore Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jersey Shore 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.
Jersey Shore Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Jersey Shore Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 217 students (lowest) to 672 students (highest), a spread of 455 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.
Jersey Shore Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 705:1 — 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.
Jersey Shore Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 12.1% — 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.
Jersey Shore Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,148 students.
How much does Jersey Shore Area Sd spend per student?
Jersey Shore Area Sd spends $17,068 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #312 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Jersey Shore Area Sd?
Jersey Shore Area Sd students are 94.3% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jersey Shore Area Sd?
Jersey Shore Area Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #312 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.