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Red Lion, Pennsylvania - 8 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Red Lion Area Sd #345 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,551 per pupil, Red Lion Area Sd ranks #410 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,849
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$16,551
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Red Lion Area Sd operates 8 public schools serving 4,849 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,551 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.8% local, 36.5% state, and 7.7% 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 47/100, ranked #345 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 369.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mazie Gable El Sch, with a diversity index of 49.4/100.
Its largest campus is Red Lion Area Shs, enrolling 1,363 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is N Hopewell-Winterstown El Sch, at 240 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Red Lion Area Shs accounts for 28.1% of all Red Lion Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Red Lion 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.
Red Lion Area Sd school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Red Lion Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 240 students (lowest) to 1,363 students (highest), a spread of 1,123 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.
Red Lion Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Red Lion Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 23.7% — 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 Red Lion Area Sd is typically wider than the Red Lion Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Red Lion Area Sd has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,849 students.
How much does Red Lion Area Sd spend per student?
Red Lion Area Sd spends $16,551 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #345 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Red Lion Area Sd?
Red Lion Area Sd students are 80.1% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Red Lion Area Sd?
Red Lion Area Sd has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #345 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.