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Rochester, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 91/100 ranks Rochester Area Sd #8 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,744 per pupil, Rochester Area Sd ranks #47 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
725
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$22,744
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rochester Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 725 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Beaver County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,744 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.6% local, 56.8% state, and 12.7% 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 91/100, ranked #8 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.
a 249.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% White, 17.6% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rochester Ms, with a diversity index of 55.2/100.
Its largest campus is Rochester Area El Sch, enrolling 346 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Rochester Area El Sch accounts for 46.2% of all Rochester Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rochester Area Sd a distant remainder — means Rochester Area 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.
Rochester Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 94.4% 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.
Rochester Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 250:1 — 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.
Rochester Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 36.3% — 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.
Rochester Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 725 students.
How much does Rochester Area Sd spend per student?
Rochester Area Sd spends $22,744 per student. The district has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #8 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Rochester Area Sd?
Rochester Area Sd students are 65.7% White, 17.6% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rochester Area Sd?
Rochester Area Sd has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #8 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.