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Washington, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Washington Sd #185 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,177 per pupil, Washington Sd ranks #450 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,472
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,177
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Washington Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,472 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $16,177 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 36.9% local, 49.0% state, and 14.1% 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 62/100, ranked #185 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 228.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 55.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.7% White, 27.4% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Junior High School, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Its largest campus is Washington Park El Sch, enrolling 864 students (59% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Washington Junior High School, at 205 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Washington Park El Sch accounts for 58.7% of all Washington Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Washington Sd a distant remainder — means Washington 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.
Washington Sd school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Washington Sd school enrollment ranges from 205 students (lowest) to 864 students (highest), a spread of 659 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.
Washington Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.3% 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.
Washington Sd student-counselor ratio is 229:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Washington Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 55.5% — 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.
Washington Sd has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,472 students.
How much does Washington Sd spend per student?
Washington Sd spends $16,177 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #185 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Washington Sd?
Washington Sd students are 39.7% White, 27.4% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Washington Sd?
Washington Sd has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #185 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.