An equity score of 69/100 ranks Punxsutawney Area Sd #120 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,481 per pupil, Punxsutawney Area Sd ranks #389 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,924
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,481
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Punxsutawney Area Sd operates 2 public schools serving 1,924 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,481 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 27.5% local, 59.3% state, and 13.2% 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 69/100, ranked #120 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 315.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.2% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Punxsutawney Area El Sch, enrolling 1,085 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Punxsutawney Area El Sch accounts for 56.4% of all Punxsutawney Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Punxsutawney Area Sd a distant remainder — means Punxsutawney Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Punxsutawney Area Sd reports 60.3% 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.
Punxsutawney Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 316:1 — 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 Punxsutawney Area Sd is typically wider than the Punxsutawney Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Punxsutawney Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 45.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Punxsutawney Area Sd has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,924 students.
How much does Punxsutawney Area Sd spend per student?
Punxsutawney Area Sd spends $17,481 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #120 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Punxsutawney Area Sd?
Punxsutawney Area Sd students are 95.2% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Punxsutawney Area Sd?
Punxsutawney Area Sd has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #120 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.