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Dallastown, Pennsylvania - 8 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Dallastown Area Sd #578 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,502 per pupil, Dallastown Area Sd ranks #525 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,369
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$15,502
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dallastown Area Sd operates 8 public schools serving 6,369 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,502 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 69.4% local, 25.6% state, and 5.0% 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 23/100, ranked #578 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 356.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.5% White, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ore Valley El Sch, with a diversity index of 62.1/100.
Its largest campus is Dallastown Area Shs, enrolling 2,046 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Leaders Heights El Sch, at 140 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dallastown Area Shs accounts for 32.1% of all Dallastown Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dallastown Area 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.
Dallastown Area Sd school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Dallastown Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 140 students (lowest) to 2,046 students (highest), a spread of 1,906 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Dallastown Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 357:1 — 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.
Dallastown Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 12.7% — 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.
Dallastown Area Sd has 8 schools, including 1 high, 6 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 6,369 students.
How much does Dallastown Area Sd spend per student?
Dallastown Area Sd spends $15,502 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #578 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Dallastown Area Sd?
Dallastown Area Sd students are 70.5% White, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dallastown Area Sd?
Dallastown Area Sd has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #578 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.