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Archbald, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Valley View Sd #544 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,480 per pupil, Valley View Sd ranks #598 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,390
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,480
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley View Sd operates 4 public schools serving 2,390 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 Lackawanna County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,480 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 51.9% local, 38.3% state, and 9.8% 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 28/100, ranked #544 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 471:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.4% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Valley View Hs, with a diversity index of 33.7/100.
Its largest campus is Valley View Hs, enrolling 747 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Valley View Hs accounts for 31.3% of all Valley View Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Valley View 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.
Valley View Sd student-counselor ratio is 471:1 — 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.
Valley View Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 23.1% — 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 Valley View Sd is typically wider than the Valley View Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Valley View Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,390 students.
How much does Valley View Sd spend per student?
Valley View Sd spends $14,480 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #544 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Valley View Sd?
Valley View Sd students are 82.4% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valley View Sd?
Valley View Sd has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #544 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.