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South Park, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks South Park Sd #456 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,661 per pupil, South Park Sd ranks #398 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,785
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,661
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Park Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,785 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Allegheny County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,661 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 60.1% local, 34.5% state, and 5.4% 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 36/100, ranked #456 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 529.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% White, 8.0% Asian, 7.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Park Elem Center, with a diversity index of 39.4/100.
Its largest campus is South Park Elem Center, enrolling 731 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
South Park Elem Center accounts for 39.2% of all South Park Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Park 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.
South Park Sd student-counselor ratio is 529:1 — 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.
South Park Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 26.2% — 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 South Park Sd is typically wider than the South Park Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
South Park Sd has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,785 students.
How much does South Park Sd spend per student?
South Park Sd spends $16,661 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #456 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of South Park Sd?
South Park Sd students are 80.8% White, 8.0% Asian, 7.5% African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Park Sd?
South Park Sd has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #456 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.