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Honesdale, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Wayne Highlands Sd #74 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,741 per pupil, Wayne Highlands Sd ranks #48 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,360
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$22,741
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wayne Highlands Sd operates 6 public schools serving 2,360 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,741 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.6% local, 31.6% state, and 7.8% 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 76/100, ranked #74 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 302.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.5% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stourbridge Primary Ctr, with a diversity index of 26.0/100.
Its largest campus is Honesdale Hs, enrolling 679 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Preston Sch, at 143 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Honesdale Hs accounts for 28.8% of all Wayne Highlands Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wayne Highlands 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.
Wayne Highlands Sd school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Wayne Highlands Sd school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 679 students (highest), a spread of 536 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.
Wayne Highlands Sd student-counselor ratio is 302:1 — 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 Wayne Highlands Sd is typically wider than the Wayne Highlands Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Wayne Highlands Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — 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.
Wayne Highlands Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,360 students.
How much does Wayne Highlands Sd spend per student?
Wayne Highlands Sd spends $22,741 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #74 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Wayne Highlands Sd?
Wayne Highlands Sd students are 88.5% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wayne Highlands Sd?
Wayne Highlands Sd has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #74 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.