An equity score of 42/100 ranks Karns City Area Sd #391 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,081 per pupil, Karns City Area Sd ranks #334 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,311
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,081
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Karns City Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,311 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,081 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 32.8% local, 62.2% state, and 5.0% 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 42/100, ranked #391 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 387.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.7% White, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Chicora El Sch, enrolling 645 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sugarcreek El Sch, at 196 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chicora El Sch accounts for 43.5% of all Karns City Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Karns City Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Karns City Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Karns City Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 196 students (lowest) to 645 students (highest), a spread of 449 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.
Karns City Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Karns City Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 31.2% — 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.
Karns City Area Sd has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,311 students.
How much does Karns City Area Sd spend per student?
Karns City Area Sd spends $18,081 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #391 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Karns City Area Sd?
Karns City Area Sd students are 97.7% White, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Karns City Area Sd?
Karns City Area Sd has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #391 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.