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New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Redbank Valley Sd #82 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,308 per pupil, Redbank Valley Sd ranks #328 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
971
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,308
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Redbank Valley Sd operates 3 public schools serving 971 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Clarion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,308 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.0% local, 66.0% state, and 10.1% 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 75/100, ranked #82 of 648 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 229.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.1% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Redbank Valley Intrmd Sch, with a diversity index of 10.6/100.
Its largest campus is Redbank Valley Hs, enrolling 539 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Redbank Valley Hs accounts for 55.5% of all Redbank Valley Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Redbank Valley Sd a distant remainder — means Redbank Valley 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.
Redbank Valley Sd school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Redbank Valley Sd school enrollment ranges from 200 students (lowest) to 539 students (highest), a spread of 339 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Redbank Valley Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.5% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Redbank Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 229:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Redbank Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 21.4% — 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 Redbank Valley Sd is typically wider than the Redbank Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Redbank Valley Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 971 students.
How much does Redbank Valley Sd spend per student?
Redbank Valley Sd spends $17,308 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #82 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Redbank Valley Sd?
Redbank Valley Sd students are 96.1% White, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Redbank Valley Sd?
Redbank Valley Sd has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #82 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.