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Williamsport, Pennsylvania - 7 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Williamsport Area Sd #217 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,093 per pupil, Williamsport Area Sd ranks #349 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,732
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$17,093
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Williamsport Area Sd operates 7 public schools serving 4,732 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Lycoming County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,093 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 37.6% local, 48.9% state, and 13.5% 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 #217 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 468.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.2% White, 16.6% African American, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Curtin Intrmd Sch, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Its largest campus is Williamsport Area Shs, enrolling 1,462 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch, at 402 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Williamsport Area Shs accounts for 30.9% of all Williamsport Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Williamsport 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.
Williamsport Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Williamsport Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 402 students (lowest) to 1,462 students (highest), a spread of 1,060 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.
Williamsport Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.3% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Williamsport Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 469:1 — 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.
Williamsport Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 36.8% — 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.
Williamsport Area Sd has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,732 students.
How much does Williamsport Area Sd spend per student?
Williamsport Area Sd spends $17,093 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #217 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Williamsport Area Sd?
Williamsport Area Sd students are 56.2% White, 16.6% African American, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Williamsport Area Sd?
Williamsport Area Sd has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #217 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.