An equity score of 61/100 ranks Ridley Sd #193 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,526 per pupil, Ridley Sd ranks #152 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,519
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$20,526
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ridley Sd operates 9 public schools serving 5,519 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 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 Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,526 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.2% local, 28.8% 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 61/100, ranked #193 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 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 326.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.6% White, 17.3% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodlyn El Sch, with a diversity index of 72.1/100.
Its largest campus is Ridley Hs, enrolling 1,825 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eddystone El Sch, at 226 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ridley Hs accounts for 32.9% of all Ridley Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ridley 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.
Ridley Sd school enrollment varies 8.1× across entities
Ridley Sd school enrollment ranges from 226 students (lowest) to 1,825 students (highest), a spread of 1,599 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. 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.
Ridley Sd student-counselor ratio is 327:1 — 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 Ridley Sd is typically wider than the Ridley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Ridley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 11.1% — 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.