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Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania - 11 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Cumberland Valley Sd #637 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,743 per pupil, Cumberland Valley Sd ranks #633 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,028
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$13,743
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cumberland Valley Sd operates 11 public schools serving 10,028 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,743 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 75.0% local, 20.9% state, and 4.1% 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 11/100, ranked #637 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 401.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.0% White, 22.9% Asian, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Winding Creek El Sch, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
Its largest campus is Cumberland Valley Hs, enrolling 3,163 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Middlesex El Sch, at 419 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cumberland Valley Hs accounts for 30.5% of all Cumberland Valley Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cumberland Valley 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.
Cumberland Valley Sd school enrollment varies 7.5× across entities
Cumberland Valley Sd school enrollment ranges from 419 students (lowest) to 3,163 students (highest), a spread of 2,744 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.
Cumberland Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — 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.
Cumberland Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — 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 Cumberland Valley Sd is typically wider than the Cumberland Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Cumberland Valley Sd has 11 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,028 students.
How much does Cumberland Valley Sd spend per student?
Cumberland Valley Sd spends $13,743 per student. The district has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #637 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Cumberland Valley Sd?
Cumberland Valley Sd students are 60.0% White, 22.9% Asian, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cumberland Valley Sd?
Cumberland Valley Sd has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #637 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.