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Hookstown, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks South Side Area Sd #39 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,436 per pupil, South Side Area Sd ranks #37 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
937
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$23,436
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Side Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 937 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Beaver County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,436 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 36.2% local, 56.6% state, and 7.2% 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 81/100, ranked #39 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), a 286:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.1% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Side Ms, with a diversity index of 8.9/100.
Its largest campus is South Side El Sch, enrolling 390 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
South Side El Sch accounts for 41.6% of all South Side Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Side 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.
South Side Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 286:1 — 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 South Side Area Sd is typically wider than the South Side Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
South Side Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 39.0% — 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.
South Side Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 937 students.
How much does South Side Area Sd spend per student?
South Side Area Sd spends $23,436 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #39 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of South Side Area Sd?
South Side Area Sd students are 96.1% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Side Area Sd?
South Side Area Sd has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #39 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.