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New Castle, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Mohawk Area Sd #470 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,296 per pupil, Mohawk Area Sd ranks #543 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,462
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,296
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mohawk Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,462 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,296 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 31.4% local, 59.5% state, and 9.1% 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 35/100, ranked #470 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 371.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mohawk El Sch, with a diversity index of 12.4/100.
Its largest campus is Mohawk El Sch, enrolling 709 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Mohawk El Sch accounts for 48.5% of all Mohawk Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mohawk Area Sd a distant remainder — means Mohawk 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.
Mohawk Area Sd school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Mohawk Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 329 students (lowest) to 709 students (highest), a spread of 380 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.
Mohawk Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 372:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mohawk Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — 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 Mohawk Area Sd is typically wider than the Mohawk Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Mohawk Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,462 students.
How much does Mohawk Area Sd spend per student?
Mohawk Area Sd spends $15,296 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #470 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Mohawk Area Sd?
Mohawk Area Sd students are 94.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mohawk Area Sd?
Mohawk Area Sd has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #470 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.