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Emmaus, Pennsylvania - 10 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks East Penn Sd #463 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,478 per pupil, East Penn Sd ranks #417 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,973
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$16,478
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Penn Sd operates 10 public schools serving 7,973 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 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 Lehigh County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,478 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 70.6% local, 21.0% state, and 8.4% 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 35/100, ranked #463 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 405.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.1% White, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Willow Lane El Sch, with a diversity index of 56.3/100.
Its largest campus is Emmaus Hs, enrolling 2,842 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jefferson El Sch, at 268 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Emmaus Hs accounts for 35.6% of all East Penn Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Penn 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.
East Penn Sd school enrollment varies 11× across entities
East Penn Sd school enrollment ranges from 268 students (lowest) to 2,842 students (highest), a spread of 2,574 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.
East Penn Sd student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
East Penn Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 10.6% — 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.
East Penn Sd has 10 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,973 students.
How much does East Penn Sd spend per student?
East Penn Sd spends $16,478 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #463 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of East Penn Sd?
East Penn Sd students are 65.1% White, 20.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% African American, 4.2% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Penn Sd?
East Penn Sd has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #463 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.