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Windber, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Windber Area Sd #524 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,971 per pupil, Windber Area Sd ranks #655 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,216
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,971
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Windber Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,216 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,971 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.2% local, 64.9% state, and 9.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #524 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 418:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Windber Area Ms, with a diversity index of 22.1/100.
Its largest campus is Windber El Sch, enrolling 617 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Windber El Sch accounts for 49.2% of all Windber Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Windber Area Sd a distant remainder — means Windber Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Windber Area Sd school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Windber Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 300 students (lowest) to 617 students (highest), a spread of 317 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.
Windber Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 418:1 — 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.
Windber Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Windber Area Sd is typically wider than the Windber Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Windber Area Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,216 students.
How much does Windber Area Sd spend per student?
Windber Area Sd spends $12,971 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #524 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Windber Area Sd?
Windber Area Sd students are 90.9% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Windber Area Sd?
Windber Area Sd has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #524 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.