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Meyersdale, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Meyersdale Area Sd #53 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,308 per pupil, Meyersdale Area Sd ranks #163 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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Schools
$19,308
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Meyersdale Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 781 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,308 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 19.0% local, 63.4% state, and 17.6% 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 79/100, ranked #53 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 249:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.9% White, 1.6% African American, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meyersdale Area Ms, with a diversity index of 11.7/100.
Its largest campus is Meyersdale Area El Sch, enrolling 338 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Meyersdale Area El Sch accounts for 43.3% of all Meyersdale Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Meyersdale Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Meyersdale Area Sd school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Meyersdale Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 163 students (lowest) to 338 students (highest), a spread of 175 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.
Meyersdale Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 249:1 — 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.
Meyersdale Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 16.2% — 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 Meyersdale Area Sd is typically wider than the Meyersdale Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Meyersdale Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 781 students.
How much does Meyersdale Area Sd spend per student?
Meyersdale Area Sd spends $19,308 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #53 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Meyersdale Area Sd?
Meyersdale Area Sd students are 95.9% White, 1.6% African American, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Meyersdale Area Sd?
Meyersdale Area Sd has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #53 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.