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Portage, Pennsylvania - 2 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Portage Area Sd #280 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,652 per pupil, Portage Area Sd ranks #508 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Portage Area Sd operates 2 public schools serving 807 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Cambria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,652 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 19.7% local, 67.9% state, and 12.4% 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 53/100, ranked #280 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 339:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Portage Area El Sch, enrolling 401 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Portage Area El Sch accounts for 49.7% of all Portage Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Portage Area Sd a distant remainder — means Portage 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.
Portage Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — 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 Portage Area Sd is typically wider than the Portage Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Portage Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — 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 Portage Area Sd is typically wider than the Portage Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Portage Area Sd has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 807 students.
How much does Portage Area Sd spend per student?
Portage Area Sd spends $15,652 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #280 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Portage Area Sd?
Portage Area Sd students are 94.5% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Portage Area Sd?
Portage Area Sd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #280 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.