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Uniontown, Pennsylvania - 9 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Uniontown Area Sd #223 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,055 per pupil, Uniontown Area Sd ranks #356 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,516
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$17,055
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Uniontown Area Sd operates 9 public schools serving 2,516 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,055 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 33.5% local, 49.2% state, and 17.3% 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 59/100, ranked #223 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 517:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 54.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.1% White, 12.4% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lafayette El Sch, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.
Its largest campus is Uniontown Area Shs, enrolling 716 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Marclay Sch, at 84 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Uniontown Area Shs accounts for 28.5% of all Uniontown Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Uniontown 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.
Uniontown Area Sd school enrollment varies 8.5× across entities
Uniontown Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 84 students (lowest) to 716 students (highest), a spread of 632 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Uniontown Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.2% 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.
Uniontown Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 517:1 — 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.
Uniontown Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 54.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Uniontown Area Sd has 9 schools, including 1 high, 6 elementary, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 2,516 students.
How much does Uniontown Area Sd spend per student?
Uniontown Area Sd spends $17,055 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #223 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Uniontown Area Sd?
Uniontown Area Sd students are 75.1% White, 12.4% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Uniontown Area Sd?
Uniontown Area Sd has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #223 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.