North Penn SD

Public school district · Montgomery County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4217280

North Penn SD spent $19,806 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 17 schools enrolled 12,817 students in 2024-25; 19.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,607 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, North Penn SD ranks 2.

Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philade…$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$314,844,000 in revenue: 19.8% state, 76.7% local and 3.5% federal. Total spending including $12,242,000 of capital outlay was $290,173,000, or $22,473 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

North Penn SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $62,307,000; Local $241,635,000; Federal $10,902,000; total $314,844,000.
  • State$62,307,000 20%
  • Local$241,635,000 77%
  • Federal$10,902,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

12,859 students in 2022-23, 12,930 students in 2023-24, 12,817 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

North Penn SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,859, 2023-24: 12,930, 2024-25: 12,81705k10k15k2022-2312,8592023-2412,9302024-2512,817
North Penn SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,859, 2023-24: 12,930, 2024-25: 12,81705k10k15k2022-2312,8592023-2412,9302024-2512,817
North Penn SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,859, 2023-24: 12,930, 2024-25: 12,81705k10k15k2022-2312,8592023-2412,9302024-2512,817
North Penn SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 12,859, 2023-24: 12,930, 2024-25: 12,81705k10k15k2022-2312,8592023-2412,9302024-2512,817

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2312,859959.713.4
2023-2412,930969.313.3
2024-2512,817951.013.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$100,478,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,782 per student

North Penn SD booked $100,478,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 960 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $104,697 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$74,934,00074.6%
Special education$23,605,00023.5%
Other programs$1,939,0001.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,121 in 2018-19, $7,392 in 2019-20, $7,490 in 2020-21, $7,739 in 2021-22, $7,782 in 2022-23.

North Penn SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,121, 2019-20: $7,392, 2020-21: $7,490, 2021-22: $7,739, 2022-23: $7,78202k4k6k8k2018-19$7,1212019-20$7,3922020-21$7,4902021-22$7,7392022-23$7,782
North Penn SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,121, 2019-20: $7,392, 2020-21: $7,490, 2021-22: $7,739, 2022-23: $7,78202k4k6k8k2018-19$7,1212019-20$7,3922020-21$7,4902021-22$7,7392022-23$7,782
North Penn SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,121, 2019-20: $7,392, 2020-21: $7,490, 2021-22: $7,739, 2022-23: $7,78202k4k6k8k2018-19$7,1212019-20$7,3922020-21$7,4902021-22$7,7392022-23$7,782
North Penn SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,121, 2019-20: $7,392, 2020-21: $7,490, 2021-22: $7,739, 2022-23: $7,78202k4k6k8k2018-19$7,1212019-20$7,3922020-21$7,4902021-22$7,7392022-23$7,782

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in North Penn SD scored proficient or above: 67% in reading and 44% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts67%54%5,428
Math44%34%5,442

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 1,059 students in North Penn SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate93%87.5%
Students in the class1,059136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

13 elementary schools, 6,849 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gwyn-Nor Elementary School66314.630.5%Schoolwide program
Knapp Elementary School63313.652.4%Schoolwide program
Montgomery Elementary School61113.717.3%Not Title I
Gwynedd Square Elementary School61013.218.0%Not Title I
Kulp Elementary School58314.337.2%Schoolwide program
Walton Farm Elementary School56614.733.2%Not Title I
Oak Park Elementary School52613.958.9%Schoolwide program
Bridle Path Elementary School50814.222.0%Not Title I
Hatfield Elementary School50111.560.1%Schoolwide program
North Wales Elementary School48415.025.4%Not Title I
General Nash Elementary School46513.617.4%Not Title I
Inglewood Elementary School40812.239.5%Schoolwide program
One more elementary school
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
York Avenue Elementary School29111.030.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 2,803 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Penndale Middle School1,17113.143.7%Eligible, no program
Pennfield Middle School86512.037.3%Eligible, no program
Pennbrook Middle School76712.120.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 3,165 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Penn SHS3,16514.433.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact North Penn SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about North Penn SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentNorth Penn SD ranks 93 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,806).#93 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaNorth Penn SD is the number 9 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 12,912 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 775
  3. Bethlehem Area SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 12,973 students in fall 2022, $18,515 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,515
  4. Upper Darby SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 12,495 students in fall 2022, $15,392 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,392
  5. Compare North Penn SD with Bethlehem Area SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. North Penn SHS, its largest high school3,165 students in 2024-25, 14.4 per teacher.3,165
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaNorth Penn SD spent $104,697 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$104,697
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about North Penn SD

  1. How many schools and students are in North Penn SD?
    17 schools were open in 2024-25 (13 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high), enrolling 12,817 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does North Penn SD spend per student?
    $19,806 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,607 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does North Penn SD's money come from?
    $314,844,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.8% state, 76.7% local and 3.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in North Penn SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 970 of the 15,709 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does North Penn SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $100,478,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,782 per student. Divided by the 960 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $104,697 per teacher, more than 94 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in North Penn SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in North Penn SD scored proficient or above: 67% in reading and 44% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in North Penn SD?
    93% of the 1,059 students in North Penn SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is North Penn SD's NCES district ID?
    4217280. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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