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Kinzers, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Pequea Valley Sd #85 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,016 per pupil, Pequea Valley Sd ranks #42 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,360
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,016
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pequea Valley Sd operates 4 public schools serving 1,360 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Lancaster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,016 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 67.3% local, 18.9% state, and 13.8% 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 74/100, ranked #85 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 269.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.9% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paradise El Sch, with a diversity index of 40.3/100.
Its largest campus is Pequea Valley Hs, enrolling 451 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Pequea Valley Hs accounts for 33.2% of all Pequea Valley Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pequea Valley 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.
Pequea Valley Sd school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Pequea Valley Sd school enrollment ranges from 212 students (lowest) to 451 students (highest), a spread of 239 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.
Pequea Valley Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Pequea Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — 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 Pequea Valley Sd is typically wider than the Pequea Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Pequea Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.0% — 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.
Pequea Valley Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,360 students.
How much does Pequea Valley Sd spend per student?
Pequea Valley Sd spends $23,016 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #85 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Pequea Valley Sd?
Pequea Valley Sd students are 76.9% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pequea Valley Sd?
Pequea Valley Sd has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #85 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.