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Leechburg, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Leechburg Area Sd #92 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,169 per pupil, Leechburg Area Sd ranks #128 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Leechburg Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 646 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Armstrong County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,169 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 41.2% local, 44.4% state, and 14.4% 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 73/100, ranked #92 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 203.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is David Leech El Sch, with a diversity index of 18.0/100.
Its largest campus is David Leech El Sch, enrolling 287 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
David Leech El Sch accounts for 44.4% of all Leechburg Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Leechburg Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Leechburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 204:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Leechburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.5% — 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 Leechburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Leechburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Leechburg Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 646 students.
How much does Leechburg Area Sd spend per student?
Leechburg Area Sd spends $20,169 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #92 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Leechburg Area Sd?
Leechburg Area Sd students are 91.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Leechburg Area Sd?
Leechburg Area Sd has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #92 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.