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Monessen, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 84/100 ranks Monessen City Sd #27 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,172 per pupil, Monessen City Sd ranks #176 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
$19,172
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monessen City Sd operates 3 public schools serving 656 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 Westmoreland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,172 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 27.1% local, 58.5% state, and 14.3% 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 84/100, ranked #27 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 217:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 54.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.7% African American, 35.1% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Monessen El Ctr, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Monessen El Ctr, enrolling 330 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Monessen El Ctr accounts for 50.3% of all Monessen City Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Monessen City Sd a distant remainder — means Monessen City 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.
Monessen City Sd school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Monessen City Sd school enrollment ranges from 128 students (lowest) to 330 students (highest), a spread of 202 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.
Monessen City Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Monessen City Sd student-counselor ratio is 217:1 — 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.
Monessen City Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 54.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Monessen City Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 656 students.
How much does Monessen City Sd spend per student?
Monessen City Sd spends $19,172 per student. The district has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #27 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Monessen City Sd?
Monessen City Sd students are 40.7% African American, 35.1% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monessen City Sd?
Monessen City Sd has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #27 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.