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Perkasie, Pennsylvania - 11 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Pennridge Sd #333 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,186 per pupil, Pennridge Sd ranks #246 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,521
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$18,186
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pennridge Sd operates 11 public schools serving 6,521 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bucks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,186 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 72.1% local, 22.4% state, and 5.4% 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 48/100, ranked #333 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 326.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.1% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grasse El Sch, with a diversity index of 45.2/100.
Its largest campus is Pennridge Hs, enrolling 2,125 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sellersville El Sch, at 292 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pennridge Hs accounts for 32.6% of all Pennridge Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pennridge 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.
Pennridge Sd school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities
Pennridge Sd school enrollment ranges from 292 students (lowest) to 2,125 students (highest), a spread of 1,833 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.
Pennridge Sd student-counselor ratio is 327:1 — 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 Pennridge Sd is typically wider than the Pennridge Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Pennridge Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 18.2% — 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 Pennridge Sd is typically wider than the Pennridge Sd-aggregate figure suggests.