An equity score of 31/100 ranks Moon Area Sd #506 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,761 per pupil, Moon Area Sd ranks #368 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,035
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$17,761
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Moon Area Sd operates 8 public schools serving 4,035 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Allegheny County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,761 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 72.9% local, 22.1% state, and 5.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #506 of 649 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 478.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.0% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Richard J. Hyde El Sch, with a diversity index of 67.4/100.
Its largest campus is Moon Shs, enrolling 1,211 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is J.a. Allard El Sch, at 209 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Moon Shs accounts for 29.5% of all Moon Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Moon Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Moon Area Sd school enrollment varies 5.8× across entities
Moon Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 209 students (lowest) to 1,211 students (highest), a spread of 1,002 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.
Moon Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 479:1 — 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.
Moon Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Moon Area Sd has 8 schools, including 1 high, 6 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 4,035 students.
How much does Moon Area Sd spend per student?
Moon Area Sd spends $17,761 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #506 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Moon Area Sd?
Moon Area Sd students are 70.0% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 5.6% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Moon Area Sd?
Moon Area Sd has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #506 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.