An equity score of 61/100 ranks Wattsburg Area Sd #198 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,299 per pupil, Wattsburg Area Sd ranks #234 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,256
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$19,299
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wattsburg Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,256 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 $19,299 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.9% local, 42.7% state, and 9.4% 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 61/100, ranked #198 of 649 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 (8 AP courses district-wide), a 354.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.8% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Seneca Hs, with a diversity index of 13.8/100.
Its largest campus is Wattsburg Area El Ctr, enrolling 488 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Wattsburg Area El Ctr accounts for 38.9% of all Wattsburg Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wattsburg Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Wattsburg Area Sd reports 60.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Wattsburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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.
Wattsburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — 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 Wattsburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Wattsburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Wattsburg Area Sd has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,256 students.
How much does Wattsburg Area Sd spend per student?
Wattsburg Area Sd spends $19,299 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #198 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Wattsburg Area Sd?
Wattsburg Area Sd students are 93.8% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wattsburg Area Sd?
Wattsburg Area Sd has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #198 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.