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Tamaqua, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Tamaqua Area Sd #572 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,809 per pupil, Tamaqua Area Sd ranks #631 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,099
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,809
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tamaqua Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 2,099 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 Schuylkill County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,809 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 48.5% local, 41.5% state, and 10.0% 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 25/100, ranked #572 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 672.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.4% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tamaqua El Sch, with a diversity index of 42.8/100.
Its largest campus is Tamaqua El Sch, enrolling 697 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Tamaqua El Sch accounts for 33.2% of all Tamaqua Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tamaqua Area 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.
Tamaqua Area Sd school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Tamaqua Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 250 students (lowest) to 697 students (highest), a spread of 447 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Tamaqua Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Tamaqua Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 672:1 — 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.
Tamaqua Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Tamaqua Area Sd is typically wider than the Tamaqua Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Tamaqua Area Sd has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,099 students.
How much does Tamaqua Area Sd spend per student?
Tamaqua Area Sd spends $13,809 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #572 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Tamaqua Area Sd?
Tamaqua Area Sd students are 80.4% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tamaqua Area Sd?
Tamaqua Area Sd has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #572 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.