Palisades SD

Public school district · Bucks County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4218330

Palisades SD spent $27,789 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,372 students in 2024-25; 22.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,035 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Palisades SD in enrollment (1,324 to 1,382 students) and Palisades SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Palisades SD, FY23Palisades SD $27,789; Pequea Valley SD $24,204; Kutztown Area SD $23,158; Ligonier Valley SD $20,075; Penns Valley Area SD $18,094; Steelton-Highspire SD $17,210; Lakeland SD $17,142; Brookville Area SD $17,116; School Lane CS $15,008; Executive Education Academy CS $14,194; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25k30kPalisades SD$27,789Pequea Valley SD$24,204Kutztown Area SD$23,158Ligonier Valley SD$20,075Penns Valley Area SD$18,094Steelton-Highspire SD$17,210Lakeland SD$17,142Brookville Area SD$17,116School Lane CS$15,008Executive Education Academy CS$14,194State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Palisades SD, FY23Palisades SD $27,789; Pequea Valley SD $24,204; Kutztown Area SD $23,158; Ligonier Valley SD $20,075; Penns Valley Area SD $18,094; Steelton-Highspire SD $17,210; Lakeland SD $17,142; Brookville Area SD $17,116; School Lane CS $15,008; Executive Education Academy CS $14,194; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25k30kPalisades SD$27,789Pequea Valley SD$24,204Kutztown Area SD$23,158Ligonier Valley SD$20,075Penns Valley Area SD$18,094Steelton-Highspire SD$17,210Lakeland SD$17,142Brookville Area SD$17,116School Lane CS$15,008Executive Education Academy CS$14,194State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Palisades SD, FY23Palisades SD $27,789; Pequea Valley SD $24,204; Kutztown Area SD $23,158; Ligonier Valley SD $20,075; Penns Valley Area SD $18,094; Steelton-Highspire SD $17,210; Lakeland SD $17,142; Brookville Area SD $17,116; School Lane CS $15,008; Executive Education Academy CS $14,194; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k20k30kPalisades SD$27,789Pequea Valley SD$24,204Kutztown Area SD$23,158Ligonier Valley SD$20,075Penns Valley Area SD$18,094Steelton-Highspire SD$17,210Lakeland SD$17,142Brookville Area SD$17,116School Lane CS$15,008Executive Education Academy CS$14,194State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Palisades SD, FY23Palisades SD $27,789; Pequea Valley SD $24,204; Kutztown Area SD $23,158; Ligonier Valley SD $20,075; Penns Valley Area SD $18,094; Steelton-Highspire SD $17,210; Lakeland SD $17,142; Brookville Area SD $17,116; School Lane CS $15,008; Executive Education Academy CS $14,194; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k20k30kPalisades SD$27,789Pequea Valley SD$24,204Kutztown Area SD$23,158Ligonier Valley SD$20,075Penns Valley Area SD$18,094Steelton-Highspire SD$17,210Lakeland SD$17,142Brookville Area SD$17,116School Lane CS$15,008Executive Education Academy CS$14,194State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$46,973,000 in revenue: 22.3% state, 76.4% local and 1.4% federal. Total spending including $655,000 of capital outlay was $44,253,000, or $32,707 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Palisades SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,456,000; Local $35,868,000; Federal $649,000; total $46,973,000.
  • State$10,456,000 22%
  • Local$35,868,000 76%
  • Federal$649,000 1%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,349 students in 2022-23, 1,362 students in 2023-24, 1,372 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Palisades SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,362, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3622024-251,372
Palisades SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,362, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3622024-251,372
Palisades SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,362, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3622024-251,372
Palisades SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,349, 2023-24: 1,362, 2024-25: 1,37205001k1.5k2022-231,3492023-241,3622024-251,372

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,349130.610.3
2023-241,362128.010.6
2024-251,372124.211.0

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

$12,546,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $9,273 per student

Palisades SD booked $12,546,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 131 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 $96,035 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 84 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$9,592,00076.5%
Special education$2,589,00020.6%
Other programs$365,0002.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $8,037 in 2018-19, $8,237 in 2019-20, $9,290 in 2020-21, $9,622 in 2021-22, $9,273 in 2022-23.

Palisades SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,037, 2019-20: $8,237, 2020-21: $9,290, 2021-22: $9,622, 2022-23: $9,27302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,0372019-20$8,2372020-21$9,2902021-22$9,6222022-23$9,273
Palisades SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,037, 2019-20: $8,237, 2020-21: $9,290, 2021-22: $9,622, 2022-23: $9,27302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,0372019-20$8,2372020-21$9,2902021-22$9,6222022-23$9,273
Palisades SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,037, 2019-20: $8,237, 2020-21: $9,290, 2021-22: $9,622, 2022-23: $9,27302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,0372019-20$8,2372020-21$9,2902021-22$9,6222022-23$9,273
Palisades SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,037, 2019-20: $8,237, 2020-21: $9,290, 2021-22: $9,622, 2022-23: $9,27302.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,0372019-20$8,2372020-21$9,2902021-22$9,6222022-23$9,273

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 Palisades SD scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading and 48-52% 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 arts69-73%54%599
Math48-52%34%596

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

85-89% of the 124 students in Palisades 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 rate85‑89%87.5%
Students in the class124136,045

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.

3 elementary schools, 599 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School24512.539.2%Targeted program
Springfield Elementary School21912.321.9%Targeted program
Tinicum Elementary School13510.115.6%Targeted 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 middle school, 308 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Palisades Middle School3089.328.9%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, 465 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Palisades High School46511.527.3%Not Title I

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 Palisades 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 Palisades SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentPalisades SD ranks 4 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,789).#4 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaPalisades SD is the number 360 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 1,353 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#360 of 775
  3. Kutztown Area SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 1,355 students in fall 2022, $23,158 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,158
  4. Penns Valley Area SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 1,352 students in fall 2022, $18,094 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,094
  5. Compare Palisades SD with Kutztown Area SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Palisades High School, its largest high school465 students in 2024-25, 11.5 per teacher.465
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaPalisades SD spent $96,035 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$96,035
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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 Palisades SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Palisades SD?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,372 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Palisades SD spend per student?
    $27,789 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 $29,035 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Palisades SD's money come from?
    $46,973,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 22.3% state, 76.4% local and 1.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Palisades SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 105 of the 1,910 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.5%, 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 Palisades SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $12,546,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $9,273 per student. Divided by the 131 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $96,035 per teacher, more than 84 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 Palisades SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Palisades SD scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading and 48-52% 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 Palisades SD?
    85-89% of the 124 students in Palisades 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 Palisades SD's NCES district ID?
    4218330. 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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