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Dillsburg, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Northern York County Sd #581 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,338 per pupil, Northern York County Sd ranks #606 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,343
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,338
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Northern York County Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,343 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,338 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.0% local, 29.9% state, and 5.1% 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 23/100, ranked #581 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 349:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northern El Sch, with a diversity index of 34.7/100.
Its largest campus is Northern Hs, enrolling 982 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wellsville Campus, at 244 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Northern Hs accounts for 29.4% of all Northern York County Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Northern York County 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.
Northern York County Sd school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Northern York County Sd school enrollment ranges from 244 students (lowest) to 982 students (highest), a spread of 738 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.
Northern York County Sd student-counselor ratio is 349:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Northern York County Sd is typically wider than the Northern York County Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Northern York County Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 14.4% — 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.
Northern York County Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,343 students.
How much does Northern York County Sd spend per student?
Northern York County Sd spends $14,338 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #581 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Northern York County Sd?
Northern York County Sd students are 88.2% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northern York County Sd?
Northern York County Sd has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #581 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.