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Norristown, Pennsylvania - 12 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Norristown Area Sd #270 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,653 per pupil, Norristown Area Sd ranks #293 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,805
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$17,653
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norristown Area Sd operates 12 public schools serving 7,805 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 2 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,653 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 62.4% local, 22.3% state, and 15.2% 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 53/100, ranked #270 of 648 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 381.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.8% African American, 8.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paul V Fly El Sch, with a diversity index of 73.7/100.
Its largest campus is Norristown Area Hs, enrolling 2,256 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area, at 180 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Norristown Area Hs accounts for 28.9% of all Norristown Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Norristown Area 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.
Norristown Area Sd school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Norristown Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 180 students (lowest) to 2,256 students (highest), a spread of 2,076 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.
Norristown Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.3% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Norristown Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — 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.
Norristown Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 33.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Norristown Area Sd has 12 schools, including 2 high, 10 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,805 students.
How much does Norristown Area Sd spend per student?
Norristown Area Sd spends $17,653 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #270 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Norristown Area Sd?
Norristown Area Sd students are 51.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.8% African American, 8.9% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norristown Area Sd?
Norristown Area Sd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #270 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.