Pennsylvania school districts by resource index

Shaler Area SD has the highest mean resource index of Pennsylvania's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 65.1 of 100 across its 7 schools open in 2024-25, with 12.4 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method

Mean resource index of the district's schools, PennsylvaniaShaler Area SD 65.1; Perkiomen Valley SD 64.3; Palisades SD 64.2; Brandywine Heights Area SD 63.0; Jenkintown SD 62.5; Millville Area SD 62.5; Dover Area SD 62.0; Oley Valley SD 62.0; Unionville-Chadds Ford SD 61.8; Greenwood SD 61.7.0255075100Shaler Area SD65.1Perkiomen Valley SD64.3Palisades SD64.2Brandywine Heights Area SD63.0Jenkintown SD62.5Millville Area SD62.5Dover Area SD62.0Oley Valley SD62.0Unionville-Chadds Ford SD61.8Greenwood SD61.7
Mean resource index of the district's schools, PennsylvaniaShaler Area SD 65.1; Perkiomen Valley SD 64.3; Palisades SD 64.2; Brandywine Heights Area SD 63.0; Jenkintown SD 62.5; Millville Area SD 62.5; Dover Area SD 62.0; Oley Valley SD 62.0; Unionville-Chadds Ford SD 61.8; Greenwood SD 61.7.0255075100Shaler Area SD65.1Perkiomen Valley SD64.3Palisades SD64.2Brandywine Heights Area SD63.0Jenkintown SD62.5Millville Area SD62.5Dover Area SD62.0Oley Valley SD62.0Unionville-Chadds Ford SD61.8Greenwood SD61.7
Mean resource index of the district's schools, PennsylvaniaShaler Area SD 65.1; Perkiomen Valley SD 64.3; Palisades SD 64.2; Brandywine Heights Area SD 63.0; Jenkintown SD 62.5; Millville Area SD 62.5; Dover Area SD 62.0; Oley Valley SD 62.0; Unionville-Chadds Ford SD 61.8; Greenwood SD 61.7.050100Shaler Area SD65.1Perkiomen Valley SD64.3Palisades SD64.2Brandywine Heights Area SD63.0Jenkintown SD62.5Millville Area SD62.5Dover Area SD62.0Oley Valley SD62.0Unionville-Chadds Ford SD61.8Greenwood SD61.7
Mean resource index of the district's schools, PennsylvaniaShaler Area SD 65.1; Perkiomen Valley SD 64.3; Palisades SD 64.2; Brandywine Heights Area SD 63.0; Jenkintown SD 62.5; Millville Area SD 62.5; Dover Area SD 62.0; Oley Valley SD 62.0; Unionville-Chadds Ford SD 61.8; Greenwood SD 61.7.050100Shaler Area SD65.1Perkiomen Valley SD64.3Palisades SD64.2Brandywine Heights Area SD63.0Jenkintown SD62.5Millville Area SD62.5Dover Area SD62.0Oley Valley SD62.0Unionville-Chadds Ford SD61.8Greenwood SD61.7

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest district means

DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Shaler Area SD73,84312.4$20,90865.1
Perkiomen Valley SD75,03112.0$20,30264.3
Palisades SD51,35311.1$27,78964.2
Brandywine Heights Area SD31,28311.1$22,88763.0
Jenkintown SD271012.9$21,46562.5
Millville Area SD25429.4$22,88962.5
Dover Area SD63,28713.9$17,11862.0
Oley Valley SD31,49711.9$21,18762.0
Unionville-Chadds Ford SD63,81612.1$21,81861.8
Greenwood SD375411.0$17,89361.7
Bethel Park SD83,93713.4$21,18861.4
Big Spring SD52,42012.2$18,79561.2
Garnet Valley SD54,52211.3$22,69760.8
Newport SD398810.7$18,88960.7
Franklin Regional SD43,37214.1$17,10860.0
The other 35 on the list
DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Lower Merion SD118,52311.4$31,40959.8
New Hope-Solebury SD41,28511.0$30,04159.8
Camp Hill SD41,20312.3$19,59259.8
Spring-Ford Area SD117,95312.5$20,27259.7
Susquehanna Community SD278312.6$20,78459.5
Northern Bedford County SD388711.3$16,28559.0
Northeast Bradford SD267112.2$20,60259.0
Twin Valley SD53,03012.5$18,48858.8
Pequea Valley SD41,36011.8$24,20458.8
Cornwall-Lebanon SD65,01214.6$15,07458.7
Marple Newtown SD63,84712.8$20,25858.3
Bentworth SD31,05110.1$16,37758.3
North Star SD31,00110.6$16,83958.3
Northwestern Lehigh SD41,97412.9$19,92058.0
Lakeview SD28479.4$21,63658.0
Union Area SD371312.6$17,47358.0
Conrad Weiser Area SD42,52111.8$20,24257.8
Kutztown Area SD41,35512.8$23,15857.8
Pine-Richland SD64,53714.4$17,59057.7
Central Columbia SD31,91213.8$16,09657.7
Montrose Area SD31,21110.6$21,39757.7
Wilson SD86,38912.5$16,68357.6
Upper Perkiomen SD53,19814.2$17,98257.6
Hatboro-Horsham SD64,26010.9$23,78857.3
Penns Valley Area SD41,35213.6$18,09457.3
Penn-Delco SD63,25813.2$17,41757.2
South Eastern SD62,45911.4$19,70257.2
Colonial SD75,41413.7$22,67957.1
Phoenixville Area SD64,03712.0$20,11057.0
Riverside Beaver County SD31,41114.7$16,70557.0
Marion Center Area SD31,19812.0$20,76457.0
Methacton SD74,58412.5$22,70356.7
Saucon Valley SD31,95913.2$20,97256.7
Wyomissing Area SD31,84912.8$19,02156.7
Tulpehocken Area SD31,30511.2$22,58756.7

Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.

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Questions about Pennsylvania's districts

  1. Which Pennsylvania school districts have the most resources?
    Shaler Area SD, whose 7 schools average 65.1 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Pennsylvania's districts with 500 or more students.
  2. How are districts ranked?
    By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
  3. How many school districts are in Pennsylvania?
    743 districts and other agencies ran at least one Pennsylvania public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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