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Newtown, Pennsylvania - 14 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Council Rock Sd #332 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,927 per pupil, Council Rock Sd ranks #93 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,477
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$20,927
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Council Rock Sd operates 14 public schools serving 10,477 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bucks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,927 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 76.4% local, 21.2% state, and 2.4% 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 48/100, ranked #332 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 433.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.2% White, 10.0% Asian, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Newtown El Sch, with a diversity index of 48.3/100.
Its largest campus is Council Rock Hs South, enrolling 1,921 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rolling Hills El Sch, at 376 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Council Rock Hs South accounts for 18.3% of all Council Rock Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Council Rock 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.
Council Rock Sd school enrollment varies 5.1× across entities
Council Rock Sd school enrollment ranges from 376 students (lowest) to 1,921 students (highest), a spread of 1,545 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.
Council Rock Sd student-counselor ratio is 434:1 — 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.
Council Rock Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — 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.
Council Rock Sd has 14 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 10 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,477 students.
How much does Council Rock Sd spend per student?
Council Rock Sd spends $20,927 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #332 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Council Rock Sd?
Council Rock Sd students are 81.2% White, 10.0% Asian, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Council Rock Sd?
Council Rock Sd has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #332 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.