Which Pennsylvania public schools have the most resources?

Jenkintown Middle/High School in Jenkintown scored 71 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Pennsylvania's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Pennsylvania public schools by resource index

Jenkintown Middle/High School in Jenkintown scored highest of Pennsylvania's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 71 of 100: 12.5 students per teacher, 102 students per counselor and 6.9% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

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

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Jenkintown Middle/High School	12.5	102	Yes	6.9%	71
Preston School	9.1	180	Yes	5.0%	71
Tinicum Elementary School	10.1	130	Yes	7.4%	71
Spring City Elementary School	11.1	145	Yes	6.4%	70
Mill Village Elementary School	10.0	117	Yes	10.6%	70
Brandywine Heights High School	10.4	238	Yes	2.1%	69
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS	11.3	241	Yes	2.2%	68
Jamestown Area Elementary School	9.0	184	Yes	10.8%	68
Jackson Elementary School	7.2	197	Yes	11.5%	68
Franklin Regional Middle School	12.0	264	Yes	0.3%	67
Perkiomen Valley MS-West	10.7	190	Yes	8.6%	67
Royersford Elementary School	12.1	186	Yes	6.9%	67
Hanover Elementary School	12.3	227	Yes	3.5%	67
Northern Bedford County Middle School	12.7	172	Yes	6.0%	67
Guilford Hills Elementary School	10.1	198	Yes	8.3%	67

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School	9.6	135	Yes	15.0%	67
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS	7.0	125	Yes	19.7%	67
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School	10.1	254	Yes	6.2%	66
Welsh Valley Middle School	9.9	248	Yes	6.4%	66
Upper Perkiomen Middle School	11.4	263	Yes	3.5%	66
New Hope-Solebury High School	11.1	156	Yes	12.1%	66
Bentworth SHS	5.4	344	Yes	6.1%	66
York Avenue Elementary School	11.0	195	Yes	8.8%	66
North Star East Middle School	9.2	207	Yes	11.8%	66
Rayne Elementary School	11.5	179	Yes	10.4%	66
Limerick Elementary School	9.2	256	Yes	6.5%	66
Durham-Nockamixon Elementary School	12.5	219	Yes	5.1%	66
Fannett-Metal Elementary School	9.4	159	Yes	14.9%	66
Greenwood Middle School	10.3	190	Yes	10.0%	66
Lurgan Elementary School	13.9	142	Yes	8.5%	66
Unionville High School	12.6	225	Yes	6.4%	65
Garnet Valley Middle School	11.5	269	Yes	4.6%	65
Twin Valley High School	14.1	207	Yes	4.4%	65
Franklin Regional Primary School	13.7	244	Yes	2.4%	65
Plymouth Elementary School	14.4	199	Yes	5.3%	65
Perkiomen Valley MS-East	11.9	237	Yes	6.7%	65
Manavon Elementary School	11.2	257	Yes	6.0%	65
Schwenksville Elementary School	11.8	235	Yes	6.6%	65
Cold Spring Elementary School	11.8	239	Yes	6.0%	65
Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center	14.1	162	Yes	8.5%	65
Evergreen Elementary School	11.7	251	Yes	5.9%	65
South Elementary School	12.1	236	Yes	5.2%	65
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School	12.8	142	Yes	12.8%	65
Oley Valley Middle School	10.9	179	Yes	11.5%	65
New Hope-Solebury Upper Elementary School	10.8	254	Yes	6.5%	65
Conshohocken Elementary School	13.6	211	Yes	5.7%	65
Springfield Elementary School	12.3	220	Yes	6.7%	65
Hydetown Elementary School	12.7	218	Yes	7.0%	65
Leaders Heights Elementary School	11.9	148	Yes	13.3%	65
Shaler Area Elementary School	12.7	289	Yes	2.0%	64

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Pennsylvania public schools have the most resources?
Jenkintown Middle/High School in Jenkintown scored 71 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Pennsylvania's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

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

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026