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Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Spring Cove Sd #480 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,236 per pupil, Spring Cove Sd ranks #615 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,658
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,236
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spring Cove Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,658 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 Blair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,236 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.0% local, 46.7% state, and 10.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #480 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.
a 329:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.2% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Hs, with a diversity index of 14.2/100.
Its largest campus is Central Hs, enrolling 504 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Hs accounts for 30.4% of all Spring Cove Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Spring Cove 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.
Spring Cove 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 Spring Cove Sd is typically wider than the Spring Cove Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Spring Cove Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Spring Cove Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,658 students.
How much does Spring Cove Sd spend per student?
Spring Cove Sd spends $14,236 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #480 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Spring Cove Sd?
Spring Cove Sd students are 93.2% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spring Cove Sd?
Spring Cove Sd has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #480 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.