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Washington, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Trinity Area Sd #220 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,201 per pupil, Trinity Area Sd ranks #339 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,279
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,201
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Trinity Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,279 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,201 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 56.9% local, 34.5% state, and 8.6% 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 59/100, ranked #220 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 439.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.7% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Trinity North El Sch, with a diversity index of 40.7/100.
Its largest campus is Trinity Shs, enrolling 1,054 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Trinity South El Sch, at 160 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Trinity Shs accounts for 32.1% of all Trinity Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Trinity Area 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.
Trinity Area Sd school enrollment varies 6.6× across entities
Trinity Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 160 students (lowest) to 1,054 students (highest), a spread of 894 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.
Trinity Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 439:1 — 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.
Trinity Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4% — 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 Trinity Area Sd is typically wider than the Trinity Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Trinity Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,279 students.
How much does Trinity Area Sd spend per student?
Trinity Area Sd spends $17,201 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #220 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Trinity Area Sd?
Trinity Area Sd students are 84.7% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Trinity Area Sd?
Trinity Area Sd has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #220 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.