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Herndon, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Line Mountain Sd #247 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,527 per pupil, Line Mountain Sd ranks #310 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,007
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,527
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Line Mountain Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,007 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Northumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,527 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 38.8% local, 49.2% state, and 12.0% 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 56/100, ranked #247 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 164.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Line Mountain Hs, with a diversity index of 10.6/100.
Its largest campus is Line Mountain El Sch, enrolling 355 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Line Mountain El Sch accounts for 35.3% of all Line Mountain Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Line Mountain 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.
Line Mountain Sd student-counselor ratio is 164:1 — 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.
Line Mountain Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 41.2% — 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.
Line Mountain Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,007 students.
How much does Line Mountain Sd spend per student?
Line Mountain Sd spends $17,527 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #247 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Line Mountain Sd?
Line Mountain Sd students are 94.8% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Line Mountain Sd?
Line Mountain Sd has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #247 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.