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Pottsville, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Pottsville Area Sd #543 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,503 per pupil, Pottsville Area Sd ranks #641 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,408
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,503
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pottsville Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 2,408 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Schuylkill County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,503 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 41.6% local, 48.0% state, and 10.4% 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 28/100, ranked #543 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 (12 AP courses district-wide), and 35.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.6% White, 19.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clarke El Ctr, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.
Its largest campus is Pottsville Area Hs, enrolling 976 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Pottsville Area Hs accounts for 37.7% of all Pottsville Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pottsville 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.
Pottsville Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Pottsville Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 35.6% — 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.
Pottsville Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,408 students.
How much does Pottsville Area Sd spend per student?
Pottsville Area Sd spends $13,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #543 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Pottsville Area Sd?
Pottsville Area Sd students are 67.6% White, 19.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pottsville Area Sd?
Pottsville Area Sd has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #543 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.