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Moscow, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks North Pocono Sd #274 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,845 per pupil, North Pocono Sd ranks #197 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,874
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$18,845
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Pocono Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,874 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Lackawanna County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,845 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 59.1% local, 35.8% state, and 5.0% 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 #274 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 451:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.5% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Moscow El Sch, with a diversity index of 25.8/100.
Its largest campus is North Pocono Hs, enrolling 915 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jefferson El Sch, at 239 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
North Pocono Hs accounts for 31.8% of all North Pocono Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Pocono 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 Pocono Sd school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
North Pocono Sd school enrollment ranges from 239 students (lowest) to 915 students (highest), a spread of 676 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.
North Pocono Sd student-counselor ratio is 451:1 — 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 Pocono Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — 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 North Pocono Sd is typically wider than the North Pocono Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
North Pocono Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,874 students.
How much does North Pocono Sd spend per student?
North Pocono Sd spends $18,845 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #274 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of North Pocono Sd?
North Pocono Sd students are 88.5% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Pocono Sd?
North Pocono Sd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #274 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.