An equity score of 83/100 ranks Steel Valley Sd #35 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,354 per pupil, Steel Valley Sd ranks #36 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,388
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$24,354
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Steel Valley Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,388 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 $24,354 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.7% local, 41.4% state, and 5.9% 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 83/100, ranked #35 of 649 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 352.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.2% White, 40.8% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Steel Valley Shs, with a diversity index of 66.3/100.
Its largest campus is Steel Valley Ms, enrolling 429 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Steel Valley Ms accounts for 30.4% of all Steel Valley Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Steel Valley Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Steel Valley Sd reports 96.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Steel Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 352:1 — 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.
Steel Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 44.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Steel Valley Sd has 4 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,388 students.
How much does Steel Valley Sd spend per student?
Steel Valley Sd spends $24,354 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #35 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Steel Valley Sd?
Steel Valley Sd students are 43.2% White, 40.8% African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Steel Valley Sd?
Steel Valley Sd has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #35 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.