Total enrollment
1,303
-160 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Pequea Valley SD
Pennsylvania · 1,303 students · 3 cities
Pequea Valley SD (Pennsylvania) covers 4 public K-12 schools and approximately 1,303 students, averaging 326 per school.
4-year change in Pequea Valley SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pequea Valley SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #236 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,303 | #340 of 479 | #5,952 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #268 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #117 of 478 | #2,030 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.7% | #104 of 398 | #2,794 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #170 of 378 | #4,144 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Pequea Valley SD
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Pequea Valley High School at 53.1% proficient to Pequea Valley Intrmd School at 40.6%, a gap of 12.5 points. That is the 191st widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,518 to 1,303 students (down 14%) and from 158 to 109 full-time teachers (down 31%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pequea Valley HS | Kinzers | High | 09-12 | 451 |
| Paradise El Sch | Paradise | Elementary | KG-06 | 382 |
| Salisbury El Sch | Gap | Elementary | KG-06 | 258 |
| Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch | Kinzers | Middle | 07-08 | 212 |
About Pequea Valley SD
Pequea Valley SD is a small Pennsylvania school district running 4 schools with combined enrollment near 1,303.
In terms of grade levels, Pequea Valley SD is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 326 in this district, lower than the Pennsylvania typical of 569.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 11%: 1,463 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,303 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Pequea Valley SD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.