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Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Waynesboro Area Sd #587 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,735 per pupil, Waynesboro Area Sd ranks #659 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,303
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,735
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waynesboro Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 4,303 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,735 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.2% local, 39.0% state, and 13.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 22/100, ranked #587 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 409.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fairview Avenue El Sch, with a diversity index of 38.2/100.
Its largest campus is Waynesboro Area Shs, enrolling 1,392 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hooverville El Sch, at 317 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Waynesboro Area Shs accounts for 32.3% of all Waynesboro Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Waynesboro Area 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.
Waynesboro Area Sd school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
Waynesboro Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 317 students (lowest) to 1,392 students (highest), a spread of 1,075 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.
Waynesboro Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 409:1 — 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.
Waynesboro Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 20.4% — 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 Waynesboro Area Sd is typically wider than the Waynesboro Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Waynesboro Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,303 students.
How much does Waynesboro Area Sd spend per student?
Waynesboro Area Sd spends $12,735 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #587 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Waynesboro Area Sd?
Waynesboro Area Sd students are 83.3% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waynesboro Area Sd?
Waynesboro Area Sd has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #587 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.