An equity score of 79/100 ranks Pocono Mountain Sd #52 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,600 per pupil, Pocono Mountain Sd ranks #44 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,033
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$23,600
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pocono Mountain Sd operates 9 public schools serving 8,033 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Monroe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,600 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 62.9% local, 29.4% state, and 7.6% 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 79/100, ranked #52 of 649 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 2 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (38 AP courses district-wide), a 261.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.1% White, 32.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clear Run El Ctr, with a diversity index of 70.5/100.
Its largest campus is Pocono Mountain West Hs, enrolling 1,501 students (19% of the district's total enrollment).
Pocono Mountain West Hs accounts for 18.7% of all Pocono Mountain Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Pocono Mountain Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Pocono Mountain Sd school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Pocono Mountain Sd school enrollment ranges from 505 students (lowest) to 1,501 students (highest), a spread of 996 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.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Pocono Mountain Sd student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — 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 Pocono Mountain Sd is typically wider than the Pocono Mountain Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Pocono Mountain Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 32.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.