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Pine Grove, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Pine Grove Area Sd #443 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,174 per pupil, Pine Grove Area Sd ranks #619 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,535
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,174
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pine Grove Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,535 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Schuylkill County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,174 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.1% local, 42.8% state, and 9.1% 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 37/100, ranked #443 of 648 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 285.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 37.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pine Grove El Sch, with a diversity index of 12.5/100.
Its largest campus is Pine Grove El Sch, enrolling 563 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Pine Grove El Sch accounts for 36.7% of all Pine Grove Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pine Grove Area 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.
Pine Grove Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 286:1 — 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 Pine Grove Area Sd is typically wider than the Pine Grove Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Pine Grove Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 37.9% — 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.
Pine Grove Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,535 students.
How much does Pine Grove Area Sd spend per student?
Pine Grove Area Sd spends $14,174 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #443 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Pine Grove Area Sd?
Pine Grove Area Sd students are 94.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pine Grove Area Sd?
Pine Grove Area Sd has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #443 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.