Report: The Most And Least Equitable Schools In PA | The Numbers Racket

From the Pennsylvania Capital-Star:

By Cassie Miller

November 30, 2020

The gap between the rich and poor have been exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, one of the areas where those discrepancies is most prevalent is in education.

An August study from WalletHub, a financial news website, found that Pennsylvania has the 24th least equitable school districts in the U.S.

Methodology

WalletHub based its rankings of school districts throughout the country on two metrics:

• Average household income
• Expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil

WalletHub acquired this data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics.

The districts are ranked based on the total score of each district with the lowest value representing the most equitable. ;

See Most & Least Equitable School Districts in Pennsylvania graphic here.

Top 10 Most Equitable Schools in PA:

1. Trinity Area School District
2. Big Spring School District
3. Catasauqua School District
4. Central York School District
5. Leechburg Area School District
6. Canon Mcmillan School District
7. Jefferson-Morgan School District
8. Westmont Hilltop School District
9. Wilson Area School District
10. Littletown Area School District

The 10 Least Equitable Schools in PA:

1. Lower Merion School District
2. New Hope Solebury School District
3. Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
4. Radnor Township School District
5. Upper Dublin School District
6. Unionville Chadds Ford School District
7. Council Rock School District
8. Upper St. Clair Township School District
9. Great Valley School District
10. Garnet Valley School District

Can’t find your school? You can check out the complete list with all 499 school districts ranked here.

This story was originally published by the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. For more stories from the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, visit PennCapital-Star.com.