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Oxford, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Oxford Area Sd #221 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,815 per pupil, Oxford Area Sd ranks #493 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,250
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,815
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oxford Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,250 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 Chester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,815 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.6% local, 34.8% state, and 9.6% 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 59/100, ranked #221 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more 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 (17 AP courses district-wide), a 332.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.1% White, 39.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hopewell El Sch, with a diversity index of 56.5/100.
Its largest campus is Oxford Area Hs, enrolling 1,089 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jordan Bank Sch, at 181 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oxford Area Hs accounts for 33.5% of all Oxford Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oxford 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.
Oxford Area Sd school enrollment varies 6.0× across entities
Oxford Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 181 students (lowest) to 1,089 students (highest), a spread of 908 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.
Oxford Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.4% 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.
Oxford Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 332:1 — 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 Oxford Area Sd is typically wider than the Oxford Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Oxford Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Oxford Area Sd is typically wider than the Oxford Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Oxford Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,250 students.
How much does Oxford Area Sd spend per student?
Oxford Area Sd spends $15,815 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #221 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Oxford Area Sd?
Oxford Area Sd students are 53.1% White, 39.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oxford Area Sd?
Oxford Area Sd has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #221 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.