An equity score of 69/100 ranks Cheltenham Sd #117 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,323 per pupil, Cheltenham Sd ranks #24 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,240
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$25,323
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cheltenham Sd operates 7 public schools serving 4,240 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,323 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 77.4% local, 19.1% state, and 3.6% 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 69/100, ranked #117 of 649 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 (30 AP courses district-wide), a 316.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.7% African American, 23.8% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Glenside El Sch, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
Its largest campus is Cheltenham Hs, enrolling 1,450 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Myers El Sch, at 310 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cheltenham Hs accounts for 34.2% of all Cheltenham Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cheltenham 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.
Cheltenham Sd school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Cheltenham Sd school enrollment ranges from 310 students (lowest) to 1,450 students (highest), a spread of 1,140 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.
Cheltenham Sd student-counselor ratio is 317:1 — 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 Cheltenham Sd is typically wider than the Cheltenham Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Cheltenham Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.