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Johnstown, Pennsylvania - 2 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Richland Sd #576 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,587 per pupil, Richland Sd ranks #595 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,532
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,587
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Richland Sd operates 2 public schools serving 1,532 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 Cambria County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,587 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 60.9% local, 28.8% state, and 10.2% 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 24/100, ranked #576 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 588.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.9% White, 3.0% Asian, 2.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Richland El Sch, enrolling 831 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Richland El Sch accounts for 54.2% of all Richland Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Richland Sd a distant remainder — means Richland Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Richland Sd student-counselor ratio is 589:1 — 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.
Richland Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Richland Sd has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,532 students.
How much does Richland Sd spend per student?
Richland Sd spends $14,587 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #576 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Richland Sd?
Richland Sd students are 86.9% White, 3.0% Asian, 2.4% African American, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Richland Sd?
Richland Sd has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #576 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.