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Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Slippery Rock Area Sd #376 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,946 per pupil, Slippery Rock Area Sd ranks #476 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,898
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,946
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Slippery Rock Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,898 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,946 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 50.9% local, 44.8% state, and 4.3% 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 44/100, ranked #376 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 329.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Slippery Rock Area El Sch, with a diversity index of 12.2/100.
Its largest campus is Slippery Rock Area Hs, enrolling 627 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Slippery Rock Area Hs accounts for 33.0% of all Slippery Rock Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Slippery Rock Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Slippery Rock Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 329:1 — 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 Slippery Rock Area Sd is typically wider than the Slippery Rock Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Slippery Rock Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — 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.
Slippery Rock Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,898 students.
How much does Slippery Rock Area Sd spend per student?
Slippery Rock Area Sd spends $15,946 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #376 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Slippery Rock Area Sd?
Slippery Rock Area Sd students are 94.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Slippery Rock Area Sd?
Slippery Rock Area Sd has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #376 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.