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Kennett Square, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd #356 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,383 per pupil, Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd ranks #117 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,816
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$20,383
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,816 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Chester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,383 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 79.2% local, 17.8% state, and 3.1% 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 46/100, ranked #356 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 299:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 5.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.2% White, 13.5% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chadds Ford El Sch, with a diversity index of 50.2/100.
Its largest campus is Unionville Hs, enrolling 1,263 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chadds Ford El Sch, at 328 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Unionville Hs accounts for 33.1% of all Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Unionville-Chadds Ford 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.
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd school enrollment ranges from 328 students (lowest) to 1,263 students (highest), a spread of 935 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.
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd student-counselor ratio is 299:1 — 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 Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd is typically wider than the Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 5.0% — 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.
How many schools are in Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd?
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,816 students.
How much does Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd spend per student?
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd spends $20,383 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #356 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd?
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd students are 74.2% White, 13.5% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd?
Unionville-Chadds Ford Sd has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #356 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.