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Easton, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Wilson Area Sd #455 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,541 per pupil, Wilson Area Sd ranks #521 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,160
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,541
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wilson Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,160 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Northampton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,541 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 60.3% local, 32.7% state, and 7.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #455 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 362:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.3% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wilson Borough El Sch, with a diversity index of 70.6/100.
Its largest campus is Wilson Area Hs, enrolling 709 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Avona El Sch, at 205 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wilson Area Hs accounts for 32.8% of all Wilson Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wilson 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.
Wilson Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Wilson Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 205 students (lowest) to 709 students (highest), a spread of 504 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.
Wilson Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — 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.
Wilson Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Wilson Area Sd is typically wider than the Wilson Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Wilson Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,160 students.
How much does Wilson Area Sd spend per student?
Wilson Area Sd spends $15,541 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #455 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Wilson Area Sd?
Wilson Area Sd students are 46.3% White, 33.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wilson Area Sd?
Wilson Area Sd has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #455 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.