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Pennsburg, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Upper Perkiomen Sd #452 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,030 per pupil, Upper Perkiomen Sd ranks #361 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,198
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,030
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Upper Perkiomen Sd operates 5 public schools serving 3,198 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,030 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 66.2% local, 33.1% state, and 0.7% 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 36/100, ranked #452 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 309.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.2% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Upper Perkiomen Hs, with a diversity index of 33.4/100.
Its largest campus is Upper Perkiomen Hs, enrolling 1,021 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Upper Perkiomen Hs accounts for 31.9% of all Upper Perkiomen Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Upper Perkiomen 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.
Upper Perkiomen Sd school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Upper Perkiomen Sd school enrollment ranges from 409 students (lowest) to 1,021 students (highest), a spread of 612 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.
Upper Perkiomen Sd student-counselor ratio is 310:1 — 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 Upper Perkiomen Sd is typically wider than the Upper Perkiomen Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Upper Perkiomen Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Upper Perkiomen Sd is typically wider than the Upper Perkiomen Sd-aggregate figure suggests.