An equity score of 80/100 ranks River Valley Sd #49 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,662 per pupil, River Valley Sd ranks #69 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,430
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$22,662
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
River Valley Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,430 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Indiana County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,662 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.2% local, 49.1% state, and 11.7% 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 80/100, ranked #49 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 357.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is River Valley Ms, with a diversity index of 21.6/100.
Its largest campus is River Valley Hs, enrolling 427 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
River Valley Hs accounts for 29.8% of all River Valley Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means River Valley Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
River Valley Sd reports 95.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
River Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 358:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
River Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 River Valley Sd is typically wider than the River Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
River Valley Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,430 students.
How much does River Valley Sd spend per student?
River Valley Sd spends $22,662 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #49 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of River Valley Sd?
River Valley Sd students are 90.2% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for River Valley Sd?
River Valley Sd has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #49 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.