An equity score of 56/100 ranks Garnet Valley Sd #246 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,697 per pupil, Garnet Valley Sd ranks #67 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,522
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$22,697
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Garnet Valley Sd operates 5 public schools serving 4,522 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,697 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 79.8% local, 17.7% state, and 2.5% 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 56/100, ranked #246 of 649 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 342.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.0% White, 21.4% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Concord El Sch, with a diversity index of 51.9/100.
Its largest campus is Garnet Valley Hs, enrolling 1,485 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Garnet Valley Hs accounts for 32.8% of all Garnet Valley Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Garnet Valley Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Garnet Valley Sd school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Garnet Valley Sd school enrollment ranges from 537 students (lowest) to 1,485 students (highest), a spread of 948 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.
Garnet Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Garnet Valley Sd is typically wider than the Garnet Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Garnet Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 6.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Garnet Valley Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,522 students.
How much does Garnet Valley Sd spend per student?
Garnet Valley Sd spends $22,697 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #246 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Garnet Valley Sd?
Garnet Valley Sd students are 67.0% White, 21.4% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Garnet Valley Sd?
Garnet Valley Sd has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #246 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.