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Royersford, Pennsylvania - 11 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Spring-Ford Area Sd #304 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,403 per pupil, Spring-Ford Area Sd ranks #159 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,953
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$19,403
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spring-Ford Area Sd operates 11 public schools serving 7,953 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,403 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 75.0% local, 20.3% state, and 4.7% 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 50/100, ranked #304 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 326.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.7% White, 16.3% Asian, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Spring City El Sch, with a diversity index of 63.9/100.
Its largest campus is Spring-Ford Shs 9-12 Ctr, enrolling 2,629 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Spring City El Sch, at 166 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Spring-Ford Shs 9-12 Ctr accounts for 32.7% of all Spring-Ford Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Spring-Ford 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.
Spring-Ford Area Sd school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Spring-Ford Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 166 students (lowest) to 2,629 students (highest), a spread of 2,463 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.
Spring-Ford Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 326:1 — 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 Spring-Ford Area Sd is typically wider than the Spring-Ford Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Spring-Ford Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 6.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Spring-Ford Area Sd has 11 schools, including 1 high, 7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 7,953 students.
How much does Spring-Ford Area Sd spend per student?
Spring-Ford Area Sd spends $19,403 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #304 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Spring-Ford Area Sd?
Spring-Ford Area Sd students are 62.7% White, 16.3% Asian, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spring-Ford Area Sd?
Spring-Ford Area Sd has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #304 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.