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Old Forge, Pennsylvania - 2 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Old Forge Sd #398 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,555 per pupil, Old Forge Sd ranks #519 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
949
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,555
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Old Forge Sd operates 2 public schools serving 949 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Lackawanna County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,555 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 47.8% local, 41.3% state, and 10.9% 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 42/100, ranked #398 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 483:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.1% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Old Forge El Sch, enrolling 532 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Old Forge El Sch accounts for 55.1% of all Old Forge Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Old Forge Sd a distant remainder — means Old Forge 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.
Old Forge Sd student-counselor ratio is 483:1 — 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.
Old Forge Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 38.3% — 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.
Old Forge Sd has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 949 students.
How much does Old Forge Sd spend per student?
Old Forge Sd spends $15,555 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #398 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Old Forge Sd?
Old Forge Sd students are 69.1% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Old Forge Sd?
Old Forge Sd has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #398 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.