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Palmyra, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Palmyra Area Sd #603 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,215 per pupil, Palmyra Area Sd ranks #650 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,531
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,215
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Palmyra Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,531 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 Lebanon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,215 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 65.6% local, 26.9% state, and 7.5% 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 20/100, ranked #603 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 (14 AP courses district-wide), a 335.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.4% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northside El Sch, with a diversity index of 45.9/100.
Its largest campus is Palmyra Area Shs, enrolling 1,126 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Northside El Sch, at 229 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Palmyra Area Shs accounts for 31.9% of all Palmyra Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Palmyra 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.
Palmyra Area Sd school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Palmyra Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 229 students (lowest) to 1,126 students (highest), a spread of 897 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.
Palmyra Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 336:1 — 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 Palmyra Area Sd is typically wider than the Palmyra Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Palmyra Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 10.6% — 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.
Palmyra Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,531 students.
How much does Palmyra Area Sd spend per student?
Palmyra Area Sd spends $13,215 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #603 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Palmyra Area Sd?
Palmyra Area Sd students are 75.4% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 2.6% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Palmyra Area Sd?
Palmyra Area Sd has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #603 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.