Perkiomen Valley SD

Public school district · Montgomery County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4218930

Perkiomen Valley SD spent $20,302 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 7 schools enrolled 4,672 students in 2024-25; 22.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,972 per student, up 8.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (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 Perkiomen Valley SD in enrollment (4,953 to 5,195 students) and Perkiomen Valley SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Perkiomen Valley SD, FY23Wissahickon SD $21,519; Agora Cyber Charter School $21,457; Perkiomen Valley SD $20,302; Hempfield Area SD $17,091; Carlisle Area SD $16,021; Avon Grove SD $15,280; Cornwall-Lebanon SD $15,074; Norwin SD $14,697; Wyoming Valley West SD $14,381; Lebanon SD $14,272; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWissahickon SD$21,519Agora Cyber Charter School$21,457Perkiomen Valley SD$20,302Hempfield Area SD$17,091Carlisle Area SD$16,021Avon Grove SD$15,280Cornwall-Lebanon SD$15,074Norwin SD$14,697Wyoming Valley West SD$14,381Lebanon SD$14,272State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Perkiomen Valley SD, FY23Wissahickon SD $21,519; Agora Cyber Charter School $21,457; Perkiomen Valley SD $20,302; Hempfield Area SD $17,091; Carlisle Area SD $16,021; Avon Grove SD $15,280; Cornwall-Lebanon SD $15,074; Norwin SD $14,697; Wyoming Valley West SD $14,381; Lebanon SD $14,272; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kWissahickon SD$21,519Agora Cyber Charter School$21,457Perkiomen Valley SD$20,302Hempfield Area SD$17,091Carlisle Area SD$16,021Avon Grove SD$15,280Cornwall-Lebanon SD$15,074Norwin SD$14,697Wyoming Valley West SD$14,381Lebanon SD$14,272State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Perkiomen Valley SD, FY23Wissahickon SD $21,519; Agora Cyber Charter School $21,457; Perkiomen Valley SD $20,302; Hempfield Area SD $17,091; Carlisle Area SD $16,021; Avon Grove SD $15,280; Cornwall-Lebanon SD $15,074; Norwin SD $14,697; Wyoming Valley West SD $14,381; Lebanon SD $14,272; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k22.5kWissahickon SD$21,519Agora Cyber Charter School$21,457Perkiomen Valley SD$20,302Hempfield Area SD$17,091Carlisle Area SD$16,021Avon Grove SD$15,280Cornwall-Lebanon SD$15,074Norwin SD$14,697Wyoming Valley West SD$14,381Lebanon SD$14,272State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Perkiomen Valley SD, FY23Wissahickon SD $21,519; Agora Cyber Charter School $21,457; Perkiomen Valley SD $20,302; Hempfield Area SD $17,091; Carlisle Area SD $16,021; Avon Grove SD $15,280; Cornwall-Lebanon SD $15,074; Norwin SD $14,697; Wyoming Valley West SD $14,381; Lebanon SD $14,272; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k22.5kWissahickon SD$21,519Agora Cyber Charter School$21,457Perkiomen Valley SD$20,302Hempfield Area SD$17,091Carlisle Area SD$16,021Avon Grove SD$15,280Cornwall-Lebanon SD$15,074Norwin SD$14,697Wyoming Valley West SD$14,381Lebanon SD$14,272State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$128,257,000 in revenue: 22.6% state, 75.4% local and 2.0% federal. Total spending including $7,434,000 of capital outlay was $123,293,000, or $24,507 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Perkiomen Valley SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $28,984,000; Local $96,728,000; Federal $2,545,000; total $128,257,000.
  • State$28,984,000 23%
  • Local$96,728,000 75%
  • Federal$2,545,000 2%

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

5,011 students in 2022-23, 4,839 students in 2023-24, 4,672 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Perkiomen Valley SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,011, 2023-24: 4,839, 2024-25: 4,67202k4k6k2022-235,0112023-244,8392024-254,672
Perkiomen Valley SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,011, 2023-24: 4,839, 2024-25: 4,67202k4k6k2022-235,0112023-244,8392024-254,672
Perkiomen Valley SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,011, 2023-24: 4,839, 2024-25: 4,67202k4k6k2022-235,0112023-244,8392024-254,672
Perkiomen Valley SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,011, 2023-24: 4,839, 2024-25: 4,67202k4k6k2022-235,0112023-244,8392024-254,672

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,011374.513.4
2023-244,839377.512.8
2024-254,672381.512.2

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

$38,459,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,644 per student

Perkiomen Valley SD booked $38,459,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 375 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 $102,694 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$28,289,00073.6%
Special education$7,750,00020.2%
Vocational$1,133,0002.9%
Other programs$1,287,0003.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,225 in 2018-19, $6,434 in 2019-20, $6,865 in 2020-21, $7,278 in 2021-22, $7,644 in 2022-23.

Perkiomen Valley SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,225, 2019-20: $6,434, 2020-21: $6,865, 2021-22: $7,278, 2022-23: $7,64402k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2252019-20$6,4342020-21$6,8652021-22$7,2782022-23$7,644
Perkiomen Valley SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,225, 2019-20: $6,434, 2020-21: $6,865, 2021-22: $7,278, 2022-23: $7,64402k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2252019-20$6,4342020-21$6,8652021-22$7,2782022-23$7,644
Perkiomen Valley SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,225, 2019-20: $6,434, 2020-21: $6,865, 2021-22: $7,278, 2022-23: $7,64402k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2252019-20$6,4342020-21$6,8652021-22$7,2782022-23$7,644
Perkiomen Valley SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,225, 2019-20: $6,434, 2020-21: $6,865, 2021-22: $7,278, 2022-23: $7,64402k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2252019-20$6,4342020-21$6,8652021-22$7,2782022-23$7,644

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 Perkiomen Valley SD scored proficient or above: 78% in reading and 57% 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 arts78%54%2,267
Math57%34%2,274

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

97% of the 437 students in Perkiomen Valley 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 rate97%87.5%
Students in the class437136,045

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.

4 elementary schools, 1,955 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Skippack Elementary School55712.416.7%Not Title I
Schwenksville Elementary School47411.834.4%Targeted program
Evergreen Elementary School46511.723.4%Not Title I
South Elementary School45912.124.8%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.

2 middle schools, 1,101 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Perkiomen Valley MS-East59211.920.3%Not Title I
Perkiomen Valley MS-West50910.726.1%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 high school, 1,616 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Perkiomen Valley High School1,61613.320.2%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 Perkiomen Valley 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 Perkiomen Valley SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentPerkiomen Valley SD ranks 67 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,302).#67 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaPerkiomen Valley SD is the number 69 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 5,031 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#69 of 775
  3. Avon Grove SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 5,043 students in fall 2022, $15,280 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,280
  4. Cornwall-Lebanon SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 5,012 students in fall 2022, $15,074 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,074
  5. Compare Perkiomen Valley SD with Avon Grove SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Perkiomen Valley High School, its largest high school1,616 students in 2024-25, 13.3 per teacher.1,616
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaPerkiomen Valley SD spent $102,694 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$102,694
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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 Perkiomen Valley SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Perkiomen Valley SD?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,672 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Perkiomen Valley SD spend per student?
    $20,302 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 $21,972 per student, up 8.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Perkiomen Valley SD's money come from?
    $128,257,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 22.6% state, 75.4% local and 2.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Perkiomen Valley SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 205 of the 6,089 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.4%, 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 Perkiomen Valley SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $38,459,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,644 per student. Divided by the 375 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $102,694 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 Perkiomen Valley SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Perkiomen Valley SD scored proficient or above: 78% in reading and 57% 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 Perkiomen Valley SD?
    97% of the 437 students in Perkiomen Valley 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 Perkiomen Valley SD's NCES district ID?
    4218930. 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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