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Union City, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Union City Area Sd #81 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,443 per pupil, Union City Area Sd ranks #319 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
971
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,443
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Union City Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 971 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,443 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.3% local, 69.0% state, and 12.7% 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 75/100, ranked #81 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 316.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Union City Hs, with a diversity index of 13.1/100.
Its largest campus is Union City El Sch, enrolling 421 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Union City El Sch accounts for 43.4% of all Union City Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Union City Area 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.
Union City Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.8% 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.
Union City Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 316:1 — 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 Union City Area Sd is typically wider than the Union City Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Union City Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — 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.
Union City Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 971 students.
How much does Union City Area Sd spend per student?
Union City Area Sd spends $17,443 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #81 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Union City Area Sd?
Union City Area Sd students are 93.5% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union City Area Sd?
Union City Area Sd has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #81 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.