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Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Phoenixville Area Sd #273 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,201 per pupil, Phoenixville Area Sd ranks #172 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,037
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$19,201
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Phoenixville Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 4,037 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 Chester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,201 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 77.7% local, 17.4% state, and 4.9% 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 53/100, ranked #273 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 319.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.7% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barkley El Sch, with a diversity index of 59.0/100.
Its largest campus is Phoenixville Area Hs, enrolling 1,194 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Barkley El Sch, at 281 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Phoenixville Area Hs accounts for 29.6% of all Phoenixville Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Phoenixville 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.
Phoenixville Area Sd school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Phoenixville Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 281 students (lowest) to 1,194 students (highest), a spread of 913 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.
Phoenixville Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 319:1 — 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 Phoenixville Area Sd is typically wider than the Phoenixville Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Phoenixville Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — 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 Phoenixville Area Sd is typically wider than the Phoenixville Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Phoenixville Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,037 students.
How much does Phoenixville Area Sd spend per student?
Phoenixville Area Sd spends $19,201 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #273 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Phoenixville Area Sd?
Phoenixville Area Sd students are 63.7% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% African American, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Phoenixville Area Sd?
Phoenixville Area Sd has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #273 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.