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New Milford, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Blue Ridge Sd #32 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,642 per pupil, Blue Ridge Sd ranks #212 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,007
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,642
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Ridge Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,007 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 Susquehanna County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,642 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.1% local, 54.2% state, and 13.7% 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 83/100, ranked #32 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 279.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blue Ridge Hs, with a diversity index of 17.1/100.
Its largest campus is Blue Ridge El Sch, enrolling 496 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Blue Ridge El Sch accounts for 48.7% of all Blue Ridge Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Blue Ridge Sd a distant remainder — means Blue Ridge 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.
Blue Ridge Sd school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Blue Ridge Sd school enrollment ranges from 225 students (lowest) to 496 students (highest), a spread of 271 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.
Blue Ridge Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 97.9% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Blue Ridge Sd student-counselor ratio is 280:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Blue Ridge Sd is typically wider than the Blue Ridge Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Blue Ridge Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — 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.
Blue Ridge Sd has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,007 students.
How much does Blue Ridge Sd spend per student?
Blue Ridge Sd spends $18,642 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #32 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Ridge Sd?
Blue Ridge Sd students are 91.5% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Ridge Sd?
Blue Ridge Sd has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #32 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.