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Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks South Middleton Sd #497 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,363 per pupil, South Middleton Sd ranks #432 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,178
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,363
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Middleton Sd operates 4 public schools serving 2,178 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,363 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 69.2% local, 26.3% state, and 4.5% 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 32/100, ranked #497 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 352.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.9% White, 13.7% Asian, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Iron Forge El Sch, with a diversity index of 41.5/100.
Its largest campus is Boiling Springs Hs, enrolling 707 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Boiling Springs Hs accounts for 32.5% of all South Middleton Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Middleton 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.
South Middleton Sd student-counselor ratio is 353:1 — 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.
South Middleton Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 10.2% — 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.
South Middleton Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,178 students.
How much does South Middleton Sd spend per student?
South Middleton Sd spends $16,363 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #497 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of South Middleton Sd?
South Middleton Sd students are 76.9% White, 13.7% Asian, 1.9% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Middleton Sd?
South Middleton Sd has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #497 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.