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Lansdale, Pennsylvania - 17 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks North Penn Sd #303 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,299 per pupil, North Penn Sd ranks #165 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,912
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$19,299
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Penn Sd operates 17 public schools serving 12,912 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 elementary, 3 combined, 1 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 $19,299 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 75.6% local, 18.8% state, and 5.6% 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 50/100, ranked #303 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 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 371.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.2% White, 20.6% Asian, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hatfield El Sch, with a diversity index of 75.2/100.
Its largest campus is North Penn Shs, enrolling 3,165 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is York Avenue El Sch, at 291 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
North Penn Shs accounts for 24.5% of all North Penn Sd student enrollment
That concentration means North Penn 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.
North Penn Sd school enrollment varies 11× across entities
North Penn Sd school enrollment ranges from 291 students (lowest) to 3,165 students (highest), a spread of 2,874 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.
North Penn Sd student-counselor ratio is 371:1 — 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.
North Penn Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 8.4% — 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.
North Penn Sd has 17 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 13 elementary. Total enrollment is 12,912 students.
How much does North Penn Sd spend per student?
North Penn Sd spends $19,299 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #303 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of North Penn Sd?
North Penn Sd students are 52.2% White, 20.6% Asian, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% African American, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Penn Sd?
North Penn Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #303 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.