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New Hope, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks New Hope-Solebury Sd #109 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,800 per pupil, New Hope-Solebury Sd ranks #7 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,285
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$31,800
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Hope-Solebury Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,285 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Bucks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,800 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 82.5% local, 15.0% 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 70/100, ranked #109 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 234.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Hope-Solebury Upper El Sch, with a diversity index of 44.4/100.
Its largest campus is New Hope-Solebury Hs, enrolling 450 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
New Hope-Solebury Hs accounts for 35.0% of all New Hope-Solebury Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means New Hope-Solebury 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.
New Hope-Solebury Sd student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
New Hope-Solebury Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.2% — 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.
New Hope-Solebury Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,285 students.
How much does New Hope-Solebury Sd spend per student?
New Hope-Solebury Sd spends $31,800 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #109 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of New Hope-Solebury Sd?
New Hope-Solebury Sd students are 75.8% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Hope-Solebury Sd?
New Hope-Solebury Sd has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #109 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.