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Hanover, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Hanover Public Sd #512 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,749 per pupil, Hanover Public Sd ranks #580 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,952
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,749
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hanover Public Sd operates 5 public schools serving 1,952 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 combined 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,749 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 64.0% local, 26.1% state, and 9.8% 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 31/100, ranked #512 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 552.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.9% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hanover Street El Sch, with a diversity index of 59.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hanover Ms, enrolling 636 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Hanover Ms accounts for 32.6% of all Hanover Public Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hanover Public Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Hanover Public Sd school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Hanover Public Sd school enrollment ranges from 213 students (lowest) to 636 students (highest), a spread of 423 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.
Hanover Public Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Hanover Public Sd student-counselor ratio is 553:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hanover Public Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.3% — 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 Hanover Public Sd is typically wider than the Hanover Public Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Hanover Public Sd has 5 schools, including 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,952 students.
How much does Hanover Public Sd spend per student?
Hanover Public Sd spends $14,749 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #512 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Hanover Public Sd?
Hanover Public Sd students are 61.9% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hanover Public Sd?
Hanover Public Sd has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #512 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.