School Funding Equity in Pennsylvania

659 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology.

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State Avg Score
49
National Avg Score
126
Highly Equitable (70+)
125
Low Equity (<30)
# District Score
1 Duquesne City SD 99
2 Farrell Area SD 98
3 Wilkinsburg Borough SD 94
4 Cameron County SD 92
5 Harmony Area SD 92
6 Northern Potter SD 91
7 Jamestown Area SD 91
8 Forest Area SD 91
9 Rochester Area SD 90
10 Jeannette City SD 89
11 Coudersport Area SD 89
12 Fannett-Metal SD 89
13 Oswayo Valley SD 88
14 Shade-Central City SD 88
15 Midland Borough SD 88
16 Chester-Upland SD 87
17 Northern Cambria SD 87
18 Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD 87
19 Union SD 87
20 Pittsburgh SD 86
21 Woodland Hills SD 85
22 Monessen City SD 85
23 Lancaster SD 84
24 Sharon City SD 84
25 Steel Valley SD 84
26 Ferndale Area SD 84
27 Cornell SD 84
28 Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD 84
29 Salisbury-Elk Lick SD 84
30 Erie City SD 83
31 Chichester SD 83
32 Oil City Area SD 83
33 Otto-Eldred SD 83
34 McKeesport Area SD 82
35 East Allegheny SD 82
36 West Middlesex Area SD 82
37 Port Allegany SD 81
38 Purchase Line SD 81
39 Milton Area SD 80
40 Susquehanna Community SD 80
41 Conemaugh Valley SD 80
42 River Valley SD 79
43 Montrose Area SD 79
44 Williams Valley SD 79
45 Lakeview SD 79
46 Millville Area SD 79
47 Philadelphia City SD 78
48 York City SD 78
49 Northgate SD 78
50 Penns Manor Area SD 78
51 Glendale SD 78
52 Southeastern Greene SD 78
53 Galeton Area SD 78
54 Punxsutawney Area SD 77
55 Iroquois SD 77
56 Blue Ridge SD 77
57 Aliquippa SD 77
58 Clairton City SD 77
59 Ridgway Area SD 77
60 Avella Area SD 77
61 Pocono Mountain SD 76
62 Wallenpaupack Area SD 76
63 Western Wayne SD 76
64 Shenango Area SD 76
65 Smethport Area SD 76
66 Armstrong SD 75
67 Warrior Run SD 75
68 Apollo-Ridge SD 75
69 Union City Area SD 75
70 Halifax Area SD 75
71 Leechburg Area SD 75
72 Propel CS-Homestead 75
73 Wayne Highlands SD 74
74 Conneaut SD 74
75 Steelton-Highspire SD 74
76 Pequea Valley SD 74
77 Palisades SD 74
78 Brandywine Heights Area SD 74
79 Northwestern SD 74
80 Mahanoy Area SD 74
81 Moshannon Valley SD 74
82 Clarion-Limestone Area SD 74
83 Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS 74
84 Sullivan County SD 74
85 Urban Pathways 6-12 CS 74
86 Warren County SD 73
87 Gateway SD 73
88 DuBois Area SD 73
89 Penncrest SD 73
90 Bradford Area SD 73
91 Corry Area SD 73
92 Catasauqua Area SD 73
93 Mountain View SD 73
94 United SD 73
95 Allegheny Valley SD 73
96 Canton Area SD 73
97 West Greene SD 73
98 Sugar Valley Rural CS 73
99 Forbes Road SD 73
100 Inquiry CS 73
101 Berwick Area SD 72
102 Carlynton SD 72
103 Mount Union Area SD 72
104 Curwensville Area SD 72
105 Redbank Valley SD 72
106 South Side Area SD 72
107 Morrisville Borough SD 72
108 Forest City Regional SD 72
109 Commodore Perry SD 72
110 Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS 72
111 La Academia Partnership CS 72
112 Easton Area SD 71
113 Northern Lebanon SD 71
114 South Allegheny SD 71
115 Marion Center Area SD 71
116 Sto-Rox SD 71
117 Meyersdale Area SD 71
118 Upper Merion Area SD 70
119 Oxford Area SD 70
120 Grove City Area SD 70
121 Tulpehocken Area SD 70
122 Brentwood Borough SD 70
123 Sayre Area SD 70
124 Northeast Bradford SD 70
125 Blacklick Valley SD 70
126 Westinghouse Arts Academy CS 70
127 Lower Merion SD 69
128 East Stroudsburg Area SD 69
129 Keystone Central SD 69
130 Penn Hills SD 69
131 Clearfield Area SD 69
132 Kutztown Area SD 69
133 New Brighton Area SD 69
134 Independence CS 69
135 Saint Clair Area SD 69
136 Tidioute Community CS 69
137 Ridley SD 68
138 Coatesville Area SD 68
139 Conrad Weiser Area SD 68
140 Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS 68
141 Riverview SD 68
142 Provident CS 68
143 Titusville Area SD 67
144 Schuylkill Haven Area SD 67
145 Wilmington Area SD 67
146 Lackawanna Trail SD 67
147 Richard Allen Preparatory CS 67
148 Cheltenham SD 66
149 Connellsville Area SD 66
150 Greater Johnstown SD 66
151 Blue Mountain SD 66
152 Ellwood City Area SD 66
153 New Hope-Solebury SD 66
154 Columbia Borough SD 66
155 Burgettstown Area SD 66
156 Newport SD 66
157 Tussey Mountain SD 66
158 Northwest Area SD 66
159 Benton Area SD 66
160 Weatherly Area SD 66
161 Hatboro-Horsham SD 65
162 Gettysburg Area SD 65
163 Derry Area SD 65
164 Charleroi SD 65
165 North Star SD 65
166 Millersburg Area SD 65
167 Bristol Township SD 64
168 West Mifflin Area SD 64
169 Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD 64
170 Bald Eagle Area SD 64
171 Kane Area SD 64
172 Fort Cherry SD 64
173 Williamsburg Community SD 64
174 Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship 64
175 Shanksville-Stonycreek SD 64
176 Stroudsburg Area SD 63
177 Shaler Area SD 63
178 Interboro SD 63
179 New Castle Area SD 63
180 Tunkhannock Area SD 63
181 New Kensington-Arnold SD 63
182 Wyomissing Area SD 63
183 Jim Thorpe Area SD 63
184 Northern Lehigh SD 63
185 McGuffey SD 63
186 Washington SD 63
187 Pen Argyl Area SD 63
188 Ligonier Valley SD 63
189 Community Academy of Philadelphia CS 63
190 Shenandoah Valley SD 63
191 Valley Grove SD 63
192 Homer-Center SD 63
193 Discovery CS 63
194 Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS 63
195 Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS 63
196 Allentown City SD 62
197 Harrisburg City SD 62
198 Southeast Delco SD 62
199 Pottstown SD 62
200 Mount Carmel Area SD 62
201 Brownsville Area SD 62
202 Executive Education Academy CS 62
203 Elk Lake SD 62
204 Keystone SD 62
205 North Clarion County SD 62
206 Bethlehem Area SD 61
207 William Penn SD 61
208 Conestoga Valley SD 61
209 Ephrata Area SD 61
210 Radnor Township SD 61
211 Albert Gallatin Area SD 61
212 Athens Area SD 61
213 Franklin Area SD 61
214 Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus 61
215 Johnsonburg Area SD 61
216 Crawford Central SD 60
217 South Eastern SD 60
218 Northern Tioga SD 60
219 Bermudian Springs SD 60
220 Girard SD 60
221 Oley Valley SD 60
222 MAST Community CS 60
223 Bristol Borough SD 60
224 Bentworth SD 60
225 Lindley Academy CS at Birney 60
226 Ad Prima CS 60
227 Youth Build Phila CS 60
228 Williamsport Area SD 59
229 Manheim Central SD 59
230 Hamburg Area SD 59
231 Palmerton Area SD 59
232 Wattsburg Area SD 59
233 Environmental CS at Frick Park 59
234 Reynolds SD 59
235 West Side CTC 59
236 Middletown Area SD 58
237 Quaker Valley SD 58
238 Huntingdon Area SD 58
239 North East SD 58
240 Upper Dauphin Area SD 58
241 Brockway Area SD 58
242 Methacton SD 57
243 Laurel Highlands SD 57
244 Collegium CS 57
245 Ringgold SD 57
246 Uniontown Area SD 57
247 Octorara Area SD 57
248 MaST Community CS II 57
249 Big Beaver Falls Area SD 57
250 MaST Community CS III 57
251 Pennsbury SD 56
252 Pleasant Valley SD 56
253 Cocalico SD 56
254 Eastern Lancaster County SD 56
255 Mifflinburg Area SD 56
256 Carbondale Area SD 56
257 Carmichaels Area SD 56
258 West Branch Area SD 56
259 Jefferson-Morgan SD 56
260 Lehigh Valley Dual Language CS 56
261 Centennial SD 55
262 Fox Chapel Area SD 55
263 Marple Newtown SD 55
264 Big Spring SD 55
265 Southern Tioga SD 55
266 Salisbury Township SD 55
267 Dunmore SD 55
268 Moniteau SD 55
269 Southern Huntingdon County SD 55
270 Western Beaver County SD 55
271 Jenkintown SD 55
272 Juniata Valley SD 55
273 Southern Fulton SD 55
274 Carbon Career & Technical Institute 55
275 Whitehall-Coplay SD 54
276 Trinity Area SD 54
277 West York Area SD 54
278 Lake-Lehman SD 54
279 Old Forge SD 54
280 Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS 54
281 Norristown Area SD 53
282 Northeastern York SD 53
283 Springfield Township SD 53
284 Fairview SD 53
285 Troy Area SD 53
286 Cambria Heights SD 53
287 Bethlehem-Center SD 53
288 Pan American Academy CS 53
289 Roberto Clemente CS 53
290 Chester County Technical College HS 53
291 Scranton SD 52
292 Bensalem Township SD 52
293 Avon Grove SD 52
294 Bethel Park SD 52
295 Highlands SD 52
296 Lehighton Area SD 52
297 Jersey Shore Area SD 52
298 Freedom Area SD 52
299 Belmont CS 52
300 Northern Bedford County SD 52
301 Universal Institute CS 52
302 Garnet Valley SD 51
303 Upper Dublin SD 51
304 Dover Area SD 51
305 Pottsgrove SD 51
306 East Pennsboro Area SD 51
307 Juniata County SD 51
308 Ambridge Area SD 51
309 Eastern York SD 51
310 West Perry SD 51
311 Somerset Area SD 51
312 Wyoming Area SD 51
313 Wellsboro Area SD 51
314 Montgomery Area SD 51
315 Clarion Area SD 51
316 Union Area SD 51
317 Urban Pathways K-5 College CS 51
318 Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS 51
319 Souderton Area SD 50
320 Phoenixville Area SD 50
321 Crestwood SD 50
322 Camp Hill SD 50
323 Philadelphia Academy CS 50
324 Line Mountain SD 50
325 Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS 50
326 Upper Darby SD 49
327 Wilkes-Barre Area SD 49
328 Altoona Area SD 49
329 Northampton Area SD 49
330 Delaware Valley SD 49
331 Twin Valley SD 49
332 Fleetwood Area SD 49
333 Keystone Oaks SD 49
334 Central Greene SD 49
335 Frazier SD 49
336 Maritime Academy CS 49
337 Berlin Brothersvalley SD 49
338 Lawrence County CTC 49
339 Reading SD 48
340 Council Rock SD 48
341 Mifflin County SD 48
342 Southern York County SD 48
343 Tuscarora SD 48
344 Danville Area SD 48
345 Deer Lakes SD 48
346 Fairfield Area SD 48
347 KIPP Philadelphia CS 48
348 Claysburg-Kimmel SD 48
349 Catalyst Academy CS 48
350 State College Area SD 47
351 Mechanicsburg Area SD 47
352 Hampton Township SD 47
353 Eastern Lebanon County SD 47
354 Fort LeBoeuf SD 47
355 Riverside SD 47
356 Brookville Area SD 47
357 Renaissance Academy CS 47
358 Minersville Area SD 47
359 The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds 47
360 Gillingham Charter School 47
361 Kennett Consolidated SD 46
362 Saucon Valley SD 46
363 Lewisburg Area SD 46
364 Upper Adams SD 46
365 Chestnut Ridge SD 46
366 Mercer Area SD 46
367 Conemaugh Township Area SD 46
368 Rockwood Area SD 46
369 City CHS 46
370 Laboratory CS 46
371 Manchester Academic CS 46
372 North Penn SD 45
373 Spring-Ford Area SD 45
374 Solanco SD 45
375 North Pocono SD 45
376 Bangor Area SD 45
377 Lower Moreland Township SD 45
378 Saint Marys Area SD 45
379 Yough SD 45
380 Vision Academy CS 45
381 Deep Roots CS 45
382 Perkiomen Valley SD 44
383 Quakertown Community SD 44
384 Northwestern Lehigh SD 44
385 Littlestown Area SD 44
386 Penn Cambria SD 44
387 Towanda Area SD 44
388 Muncy SD 44
389 Abington SD 43
390 Seneca Valley SD 43
391 Great Valley SD 43
392 Bellefonte Area SD 43
393 Slippery Rock Area SD 43
394 Karns City Area SD 43
395 Greenville Area SD 43
396 Wyalusing Area SD 43
397 Cranberry Area SD 43
398 Sharpsville Area SD 43
399 Portage Area SD 43
400 Greenwood SD 43
401 People for People CS 43
402 Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures CS 43
403 Millcreek Township SD 42
404 Butler Area SD 42
405 Colonial SD 42
406 Unionville-Chadds Ford SD 42
407 Bedford Area SD 42
408 Lakeland SD 42
409 Sankofa Freedom Academy CS 42
410 Young Scholars CS 42
411 Propel CS-Pitcairn 42
412 Canon-McMillan SD 41
413 Rose Tree Media SD 41
414 Penn-Delco SD 41
415 Upper Perkiomen SD 41
416 Indiana Area SD 41
417 Greensburg Salem SD 41
418 Elizabeth Forward SD 41
419 Beaver Area SD 41
420 South Park SD 41
421 Everett Area SD 41
422 West Oak Lane CS 41
423 Freire CS 41
424 Wyoming Valley West SD 40
425 Hanover Area SD 40
426 Hopewell Area SD 40
427 Central Fulton SD 40
428 Propel CS-Braddock Hills 40
429 Arts Academy Elementary CS 40
430 Pennridge SD 39
431 Derry Township SD 39
432 Shamokin Area SD 39
433 Panther Valley SD 39
434 Susquenita SD 39
435 Bloomsburg Area SD 39
436 Philadelphia Montessori CS 39
437 Sylvan Heights Science CS 39
438 Owen J Roberts SD 38
439 Wissahickon SD 38
440 Upper St. Clair SD 38
441 Harbor Creek SD 38
442 Westmont Hilltop SD 38
443 Wissahickon CS 38
444 West Phila. Achievement CES 38
445 Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey 38
446 Red Lion Area SD 37
447 Warwick SD 37
448 Lower Dauphin SD 37
449 Chartiers Valley SD 37
450 Hollidaysburg Area SD 37
451 York Suburban SD 37
452 Shikellamy SD 37
453 Southmoreland SD 37
454 Annville-Cleona SD 37
455 Penns Valley Area SD 37
456 Antietam SD 37
457 Boys Latin of Philadelphia CS 37
458 Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones 37
459 Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS 37
460 Propel CS-East 37
461 Parkland SD 36
462 Governor Mifflin SD 36
463 Moon Area SD 36
464 Bellwood-Antis SD 36
465 Dauphin County Technical School 36
466 Tacony Academy CS 36
467 California Area SD 36
468 Tri-Valley SD 36
469 Lebanon SD 35
470 Exeter Township SD 35
471 Kiski Area SD 35
472 Upper Moreland Township SD 35
473 Montour SD 35
474 Wilson Area SD 35
475 Mid Valley SD 35
476 Laurel SD 35
477 Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary 35
478 Universal Audenried CS 35
479 Hazleton Area SD 34
480 West Chester Area SD 34
481 Spring Grove Area SD 34
482 Wallingford-Swarthmore SD 34
483 Franklin Regional SD 34
484 Pottsville Area SD 34
485 Greater Nanticoke Area SD 34
486 Forest Hills SD 34
487 York Co School of Technology 34
488 Pine Grove Area SD 34
489 Riverside Beaver County SD 34
490 ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS 34
491 Antonia Pantoja Community CS 34
492 Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS 34
493 Mastery CS-Mann Campus 34
494 TECH Freire CS 34
495 Multicultural Academy CS 34
496 Wilson SD 33
497 Hempfield Area SD 33
498 Carlisle Area SD 33
499 Daniel Boone Area SD 33
500 Selinsgrove Area SD 33
501 Freeport Area SD 33
502 Tyrone Area SD 33
503 Montoursville Area SD 33
504 Windber Area SD 33
505 Propel CS-Montour 33
506 Propel CS-McKeesport 33
507 Central Dauphin SD 32
508 North Allegheny SD 32
509 East Penn SD 32
510 Tredyffrin-Easttown SD 32
511 Penn Manor SD 32
512 Agora Cyber CS 32
513 Greater Latrobe SD 32
514 Donegal SD 32
515 General McLane SD 32
516 Knoch SD 32
517 Hanover Public SD 32
518 South Williamsport Area SD 32
519 Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary 32
520 Chambersburg Area SD 31
521 Nazareth Area SD 31
522 Susquehanna Township SD 31
523 Mount Pleasant Area SD 31
524 Spring Cove SD 31
525 Lincoln Leadership Academy CS 31
526 Independence CS West 31
527 Arts Academy CS 31
528 Mt Lebanon SD 30
529 North Hills SD 30
530 Mohawk Area SD 30
531 Southern Columbia Area SD 30
532 Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts 30
533 Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS 30
534 Vida CS 30
535 Neshaminy SD 29
536 Haverford Township SD 29
537 Southern Lehigh SD 29
538 South Middleton SD 29
539 North Schuylkill SD 29
540 Central Columbia SD 29
541 Burrell SD 29
542 Chartiers-Houston SD 29
543 Perseus House CS of Excellence 29
544 Columbia-Montour AVTS 29
545 Young Scholars of Central PA CS 29
546 Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS 29
547 Valley View SD 28
548 Central Valley SD 28
549 Schuylkill Valley SD 28
550 Northwood Academy CS 28
551 Global Leadership Academy CS 28
552 West Shore SD 27
553 Muhlenberg SD 27
554 Pittston Area SD 27
555 Dallas SD 27
556 Esperanza Academy CS 27
557 Loyalsock Township SD 27
558 Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 27
559 Russell Byers CS 27
560 Seven Generations CS 27
561 Hempfield SD 26
562 Baldwin-Whitehall SD 26
563 Conewago Valley SD 26
564 Lenape Tech 26
565 Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers 26
566 Universal Alcorn CS 26
567 Souderton CS Collaborative 26
568 Central Bucks SD 25
569 Manheim Township SD 25
570 South Western SD 25
571 Springfield SD 25
572 Elizabethtown Area SD 25
573 West Allegheny SD 25
574 Tamaqua Area SD 25
575 East Lycoming SD 25
576 Bear Creek Community CS 25
577 Downingtown Area SD 24
578 Central York SD 24
579 Blackhawk SD 24
580 Avonworth SD 24
581 Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus 24
582 Northern York County SD 23
583 Belle Vernon Area SD 23
584 Hermitage SD 23
585 Richland SD 23
586 Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS 23
587 Neshannock Township SD 23
588 Southwest Leadership Academy CS 23
589 Penn-Trafford SD 22
590 Plum Borough SD 22
591 Shippensburg Area SD 22
592 Lampeter-Strasburg SD 22
593 School Lane CS 22
594 Universal Creighton CS 22
595 Lincoln CS 22
596 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary 22
597 Dallastown Area SD 21
598 Waynesboro Area SD 21
599 Bucks County Technical High School 21
600 Esperanza Cyber CS 21
601 Alliance for Progress CS 21
602 Propel CS-Hazelwood 21
603 Boyertown Area SD 20
604 Cornwall-Lebanon SD 19
605 Pine-Richland SD 19
606 Peters Township SD 19
607 West Jefferson Hills SD 19
608 Pennsylvania Virtual CS 19
609 Mastery CS-Harrity Campus 19
610 Mastery CS-Smedley Campus 19
611 Infinity CS 19
612 Norwin SD 18
613 Chester Community CS 18
614 Palmyra Area SD 18
615 Philadelphia Performing Arts CS 18
616 First Philadelphia Preparatory CS 18
617 Mariana Bracetti Academy CS 18
618 York Academy Regional CS 18
619 Frederick Douglass Mastery CS 18
620 Insight PA Cyber CS 17
621 New Foundations CS 17
622 Mastery CS-Thomas Campus 17
623 Mastery CS-Hardy Williams 17
624 Mastery CS-Gratz Campus 17
625 Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary 17
626 South Fayette Township SD 16
627 KIPP West Philadelphia CS 16
628 Montessori Regional CS 16
629 Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS 16
630 Propel CS-Northside 16
631 Abington Heights SD 15
632 Greencastle-Antrim SD 15
633 Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS 15
634 Baden Academy CS 15
635 Circle of Seasons CS 15
636 Pennsylvania Leadership CS 14
637 Green Woods CS 14
638 KIPP DuBois CS 14
639 Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center 14
640 Cumberland Valley SD 13
641 Avon Grove CS 13
642 Christopher Columbus CS 13
643 Keystone Academy CS 13
644 Reach Cyber CS 11
645 Mars Area SD 11
646 KIPP North Philadelphia CS 11
647 Mastery Prep Elementary CS 11
648 Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School 10
649 Imhotep Institute CHS 10
650 Gettysburg Montessori CS 10
651 Achievement House CS 9
652 Innovative Arts Academy CS 9
653 Bluford CS 7
654 Franklin Towne CHS 6
655 Commonwealth Charter Academy CS 5
656 Math Civics and Sciences CS 3
657 Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS 3
658 Pennsylvania Cyber CS 1
659 21st Century Cyber CS 1

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level — rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention