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Leesport, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Schuylkill Valley Sd #521 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,253 per pupil, Schuylkill Valley Sd ranks #333 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,094
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,253
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Schuylkill Valley Sd operates 3 public schools serving 2,094 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Berks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,253 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 72.3% local, 23.0% state, and 4.6% 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 30/100, ranked #521 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 353.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.5% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Schuylkill Valley El Sch, with a diversity index of 38.3/100.
Its largest campus is Schuylkill Valley El Sch, enrolling 744 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Schuylkill Valley El Sch accounts for 35.0% of all Schuylkill Valley Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Schuylkill Valley Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Schuylkill Valley Sd student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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.
Schuylkill Valley Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — 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 Schuylkill Valley Sd is typically wider than the Schuylkill Valley Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Schuylkill Valley Sd has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,094 students.
How much does Schuylkill Valley Sd spend per student?
Schuylkill Valley Sd spends $17,253 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #521 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Schuylkill Valley Sd?
Schuylkill Valley Sd students are 77.5% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Schuylkill Valley Sd?
Schuylkill Valley Sd has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #521 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.