Pennridge SD

Public school district · Bucks County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4218750

Pennridge SD spent $19,648 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 11 schools enrolled 5,968 students in 2024-25; 23.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,364 per student, down 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Pennridge SD in enrollment (6,348 to 6,781 students) and Pennridge SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Pennridge SD, FY23State College Area SD $21,929; East Stroudsburg Area SD $21,522; Pennridge SD $19,648; Bensalem Township SD $19,215; Harrisburg City SD $18,828; Haverford Township SD $18,297; Wilson SD $16,683; Boyertown Area School District Site $16,330; Dallastown Area SD $16,177; Millcreek Township SD $15,389; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kState College Area SD$21,929East Stroudsburg Area SD$21,522Pennridge SD$19,648Bensalem Township SD$19,215Harrisburg City SD$18,828Haverford Township SD$18,297Wilson SD$16,683Boyertown Area School District…$16,330Dallastown Area SD$16,177Millcreek Township SD$15,389State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Pennridge SD, FY23State College Area SD $21,929; East Stroudsburg Area SD $21,522; Pennridge SD $19,648; Bensalem Township SD $19,215; Harrisburg City SD $18,828; Haverford Township SD $18,297; Wilson SD $16,683; Boyertown Area School District Site $16,330; Dallastown Area SD $16,177; Millcreek Township SD $15,389; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kState College Area SD$21,929East Stroudsburg Area SD$21,522Pennridge SD$19,648Bensalem Township SD$19,215Harrisburg City SD$18,828Haverford Township SD$18,297Wilson SD$16,683Boyertown Area School District Site$16,330Dallastown Area SD$16,177Millcreek Township SD$15,389State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Pennridge SD, FY23State College Area SD $21,929; East Stroudsburg Area SD $21,522; Pennridge SD $19,648; Bensalem Township SD $19,215; Harrisburg City SD $18,828; Haverford Township SD $18,297; Wilson SD $16,683; Boyertown Area School District Site $16,330; Dallastown Area SD $16,177; Millcreek Township SD $15,389; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k17.5k22.5kState College Area SD$21,929East Stroudsburg Area SD$21,522Pennridge SD$19,648Bensalem Township SD$19,215Harrisburg City SD$18,828Haverford Township SD$18,297Wilson SD$16,683Boyertown Area School District Site$16,330Dallastown Area SD$16,177Millcreek Township SD$15,389State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Pennridge SD, FY23State College Area SD $21,929; East Stroudsburg Area SD $21,522; Pennridge SD $19,648; Bensalem Township SD $19,215; Harrisburg City SD $18,828; Haverford Township SD $18,297; Wilson SD $16,683; Boyertown Area School District Site $16,330; Dallastown Area SD $16,177; Millcreek Township SD $15,389; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12.5k17.5k22.5kState College Area SD$21,929East Stroudsburg Area SD$21,522Pennridge SD$19,648Bensalem Township SD$19,215Harrisburg City SD$18,828Haverford Township SD$18,297Wilson SD$16,683Boyertown Area School District Site$16,330Dallastown Area SD$16,177Millcreek Township SD$15,389State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$158,796,000 in revenue: 23.6% state, 72.7% local and 3.7% federal. Total spending including $210,000 of capital outlay was $143,883,000, or $22,065 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pennridge SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $37,451,000; Local $115,513,000; Federal $5,832,000; total $158,796,000.
  • State$37,451,000 24%
  • Local$115,513,000 73%
  • Federal$5,832,000 4%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

6,496 students in 2022-23, 6,257 students in 2023-24, 5,968 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pennridge SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,496, 2023-24: 6,257, 2024-25: 5,96802k4k6k8k2022-236,4962023-246,2572024-255,968
Pennridge SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,496, 2023-24: 6,257, 2024-25: 5,96802k4k6k8k2022-236,4962023-246,2572024-255,968
Pennridge SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,496, 2023-24: 6,257, 2024-25: 5,96802k4k6k8k2022-236,4962023-246,2572024-255,968
Pennridge SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,496, 2023-24: 6,257, 2024-25: 5,96802k4k6k8k2022-236,4962023-246,2572024-255,968

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,496464.614.0
2023-246,257458.313.7
2024-255,968436.813.7

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

$47,949,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,353 per student

Pennridge SD booked $47,949,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 465 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 $103,205 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 92 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$36,072,00075.2%
Special education$10,875,00022.7%
Other programs$1,002,0002.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,843 in 2018-19, $6,122 in 2019-20, $6,475 in 2020-21, $6,801 in 2021-22, $7,353 in 2022-23.

Pennridge SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,843, 2019-20: $6,122, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,801, 2022-23: $7,35302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8432019-20$6,1222020-21$6,4752021-22$6,8012022-23$7,353
Pennridge SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,843, 2019-20: $6,122, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,801, 2022-23: $7,35302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8432019-20$6,1222020-21$6,4752021-22$6,8012022-23$7,353
Pennridge SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,843, 2019-20: $6,122, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,801, 2022-23: $7,35302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8432019-20$6,1222020-21$6,4752021-22$6,8012022-23$7,353
Pennridge SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,843, 2019-20: $6,122, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,801, 2022-23: $7,35302k4k6k8k2018-19$5,8432019-20$6,1222020-21$6,4752021-22$6,8012022-23$7,353

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 Pennridge SD scored proficient or above: 61% in reading and 42% 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 arts61%54%2,935
Math42%34%2,933

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

93% of the 634 students in Pennridge 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 rate93%87.5%
Students in the class634136,045

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.

7 elementary schools, 2,545 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bedminster Elementary School39914.618.0%Not Title I
Patricia A Guth Elementary School39913.239.1%Schoolwide program
Grasse Elementary School39413.419.0%Not Title I
Seylar Elementary School38213.215.7%Not Title I
West Rockhill Elementary School35013.826.0%Schoolwide program
Deibler Elementary School32914.617.9%Not Title I
Sellersville Elementary School29212.722.3%Schoolwide 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.

3 middle schools, 1,298 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pennridge North Middle School51011.025.3%Not Title I
Pennridge Central Middle School45610.624.1%Not Title I
Pennridge South Middle School3329.242.8%Schoolwide 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, 2,125 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pennridge High School2,12517.125.7%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 Pennridge 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 Pennridge SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentPennridge SD ranks 99 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,648).#99 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaPennridge SD is the number 42 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 6,521 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#42 of 775
  3. Haverford Township SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 6,634 students in fall 2022, $18,297 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,297
  4. Millcreek Township SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 6,411 students in fall 2022, $15,389 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,389
  5. Compare Pennridge SD with Haverford Township SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Pennridge High School, its largest high school2,125 students in 2024-25, 17.1 per teacher.2,125
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaPennridge SD spent $103,205 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$103,205
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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 Pennridge SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Pennridge SD?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high), enrolling 5,968 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pennridge SD spend per student?
    $19,648 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 $18,364 per student, down 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pennridge SD's money come from?
    $158,796,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.6% state, 72.7% local and 3.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Pennridge SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 378 of the 8,049 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.7%, 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 Pennridge SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $47,949,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,353 per student. Divided by the 465 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $103,205 per teacher, more than 92 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 Pennridge SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Pennridge SD scored proficient or above: 61% in reading and 42% 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 Pennridge SD?
    93% of the 634 students in Pennridge 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 Pennridge SD's NCES district ID?
    4218750. 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