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Mc Donald, Pennsylvania - 2 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Fort Cherry Sd #133 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,198 per pupil, Fort Cherry Sd ranks #174 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
921
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,198
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fort Cherry Sd operates 2 public schools serving 921 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,198 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 44.1% local, 49.6% state, and 6.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #133 of 648 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 341.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Fort Cherry Jshs, enrolling 457 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Fort Cherry Jshs accounts for 49.6% of all Fort Cherry Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fort Cherry Sd a distant remainder — means Fort Cherry Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Fort Cherry Sd student-counselor ratio is 342:1 — 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 Fort Cherry Sd is typically wider than the Fort Cherry Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Fort Cherry Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Fort Cherry Sd is typically wider than the Fort Cherry Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Fort Cherry Sd has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 921 students.
How much does Fort Cherry Sd spend per student?
Fort Cherry Sd spends $19,198 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #133 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Fort Cherry Sd?
Fort Cherry Sd students are 89.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fort Cherry Sd?
Fort Cherry Sd has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #133 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.