An equity score of 67/100 ranks Mahanoy Area Sd #140 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,872 per pupil, Mahanoy Area Sd ranks #358 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,063
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,872
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mahanoy Area Sd operates 2 public schools serving 1,063 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Schuylkill County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,872 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.6% local, 59.1% state, and 12.3% 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 67/100, ranked #140 of 649 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 566:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.8% White, 43.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mahanoy Area El Sch, enrolling 589 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Mahanoy Area El Sch accounts for 52.0% of all Mahanoy Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mahanoy Area Sd a distant remainder — means Mahanoy 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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Mahanoy Area Sd reports 98.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Mahanoy Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 566:1 — 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.
Mahanoy Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — 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 Mahanoy Area Sd is typically wider than the Mahanoy Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Mahanoy Area Sd has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,063 students.
How much does Mahanoy Area Sd spend per student?
Mahanoy Area Sd spends $17,872 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #140 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Mahanoy Area Sd?
Mahanoy Area Sd students are 50.8% White, 43.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mahanoy Area Sd?
Mahanoy Area Sd has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #140 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.