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Laporte, Pennsylvania - 2 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Sullivan County Sd #75 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,703 per pupil, Sullivan County Sd ranks #34 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$23,703
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sullivan County Sd operates 2 public schools serving 616 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Sullivan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,703 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 58.3% local, 33.7% state, and 7.9% 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 76/100, ranked #75 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 310:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sullivan Co Jshs, enrolling 314 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Sullivan Co Jshs accounts for 50.6% of all Sullivan County Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sullivan County Sd a distant remainder — means Sullivan County 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.
Sullivan County Sd student-counselor ratio is 310:1 — 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 Sullivan County Sd is typically wider than the Sullivan County Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Sullivan County Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 42.0% — 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.
Sullivan County Sd has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 616 students.
How much does Sullivan County Sd spend per student?
Sullivan County Sd spends $23,703 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #75 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Sullivan County Sd?
Sullivan County Sd students are 96.3% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sullivan County Sd?
Sullivan County Sd has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #75 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.