An equity score of 26/100 ranks Pittston Area Sd #564 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,612 per pupil, Pittston Area Sd ranks #575 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,101
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,612
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pittston Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 3,101 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Luzerne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,612 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 53.4% local, 35.2% state, and 11.4% 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 26/100, ranked #564 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 719:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.5% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr, with a diversity index of 52.7/100.
Its largest campus is Pittston Area Shs, enrolling 1,055 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Pittston Area Shs accounts for 32.5% of all Pittston Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pittston 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.
Pittston Area Sd reports 51.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Pittston Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 719:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Pittston Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 38.0% — 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.
Pittston Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,101 students.
How much does Pittston Area Sd spend per student?
Pittston Area Sd spends $15,612 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #564 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Pittston Area Sd?
Pittston Area Sd students are 70.5% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pittston Area Sd?
Pittston Area Sd has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #564 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.