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Vandergrift, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Kiski Area Sd #429 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,725 per pupil, Kiski Area Sd ranks #499 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,383
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,725
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kiski Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,383 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Westmoreland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,725 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 43.3% local, 46.7% state, and 10.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #429 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% White, 5.4% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kiski Area East Primary Sch, with a diversity index of 38.3/100.
Its largest campus is Kiski Area Hs, enrolling 1,075 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kiski Area South Primary Sch, at 308 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kiski Area Hs accounts for 31.8% of all Kiski Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kiski 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.
Kiski Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Kiski Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 308 students (lowest) to 1,075 students (highest), a spread of 767 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.
Kiski Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Kiski Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — 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 Kiski Area Sd is typically wider than the Kiski Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Kiski Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,383 students.
How much does Kiski Area Sd spend per student?
Kiski Area Sd spends $15,725 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #429 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Kiski Area Sd?
Kiski Area Sd students are 87.6% White, 5.4% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kiski Area Sd?
Kiski Area Sd has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #429 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.