An equity score of 29/100 ranks Mount Pleasant Area Sd #534 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,363 per pupil, Mount Pleasant Area Sd ranks #589 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,884
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,363
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Pleasant Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 1,884 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Westmoreland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,363 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 47.2% local, 44.3% state, and 8.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #534 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 278.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Donegal El Sch, with a diversity index of 20.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Pleasant Area Hs, enrolling 597 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Donegal El Sch, at 92 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mount Pleasant Area Hs accounts for 31.7% of all Mount Pleasant Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mount Pleasant 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.
Mount Pleasant Area Sd school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Mount Pleasant Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 92 students (lowest) to 597 students (highest), a spread of 505 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.
Mount Pleasant Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 279:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Mount Pleasant Area Sd is typically wider than the Mount Pleasant Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Mount Pleasant Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Mount Pleasant Area Sd is typically wider than the Mount Pleasant Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Mount Pleasant Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,884 students.
How much does Mount Pleasant Area Sd spend per student?
Mount Pleasant Area Sd spends $15,363 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #534 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Pleasant Area Sd?
Mount Pleasant Area Sd students are 93.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Pleasant Area Sd?
Mount Pleasant Area Sd has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #534 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.