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Somerset, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Somerset Area Sd #209 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,305 per pupil, Somerset Area Sd ranks #329 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,038
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,305
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Somerset Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 2,038 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,305 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 54.2% local, 37.1% state, and 8.7% 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 60/100, ranked #209 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 395.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Somerset Area Jr-Sr Hs, with a diversity index of 17.9/100.
Its largest campus is Somerset Area Jr-Sr Hs, enrolling 1,054 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Somerset Area Jr-Sr Hs accounts for 51.7% of all Somerset Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Somerset Area Sd a distant remainder — means Somerset Area 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.
Somerset Area Sd school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Somerset Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 439 students (lowest) to 1,054 students (highest), a spread of 615 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.
Somerset Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Somerset Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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.
Somerset Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 31.3% — 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.
Somerset Area Sd has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,038 students.
How much does Somerset Area Sd spend per student?
Somerset Area Sd spends $17,305 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #209 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Somerset Area Sd?
Somerset Area Sd students are 91.3% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Somerset Area Sd?
Somerset Area Sd has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #209 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.