An equity score of 37/100 ranks Wilson Area Sd #449 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,554 per pupil, Wilson Area Sd ranks #489 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,160
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,554
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 $16,554 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 672 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 37/100, ranked #449 of 649 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 largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
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 $16,554 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #449 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 37/100, ranking #449 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.