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Saxton, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Tussey Mountain Sd #98 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,840 per pupil, Tussey Mountain Sd ranks #378 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
946
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,840
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tussey Mountain Sd operates 3 public schools serving 946 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Bedford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,840 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 27.9% local, 61.2% state, and 10.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 72/100, ranked #98 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.
a 305:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tussey Mountain El, with a diversity index of 7.2/100.
Its largest campus is Tussey Mountain El, enrolling 350 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Tussey Mountain El accounts for 37.0% of all Tussey Mountain Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tussey Mountain 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.
Tussey Mountain Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.8% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Tussey Mountain Sd student-counselor ratio is 305:1 — 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 Tussey Mountain Sd is typically wider than the Tussey Mountain Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Tussey Mountain Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — 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 Tussey Mountain Sd is typically wider than the Tussey Mountain Sd-aggregate figure suggests.