An equity score of 75/100 ranks Wayne Highlands Sd #80 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,291 per pupil, Wayne Highlands Sd ranks #52 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,360
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$23,291
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 $23,291 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 672 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 75/100, ranked #80 of 649 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 largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
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 $23,291 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #80 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 75/100, ranking #80 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.