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Oil City, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Oil City Area Sd #159 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,674 per pupil, Oil City Area Sd ranks #506 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,835
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,674
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oil City Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 1,835 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high 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 Venango County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,674 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 24.9% local, 59.6% state, and 15.5% 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 65/100, ranked #159 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 295.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 41.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Seventh Street Sch, with a diversity index of 29.1/100.
Its largest campus is Oil City Shs, enrolling 611 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Smedley Street Sch, at 103 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oil City Shs accounts for 33.3% of all Oil City Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oil City Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Oil City Area Sd school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Oil City Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 103 students (lowest) to 611 students (highest), a spread of 508 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.
Oil City Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 94.9% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Oil City Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — 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 Oil City Area Sd is typically wider than the Oil City Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Oil City Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 41.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Oil City Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,835 students.
How much does Oil City Area Sd spend per student?
Oil City Area Sd spends $15,674 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #159 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Oil City Area Sd?
Oil City Area Sd students are 88.3% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oil City Area Sd?
Oil City Area Sd has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #159 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.