Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is a public school district based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, serving 3,665 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #118 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 611 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Timothy Hoffman. It spends about $18,851 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.
How Unionville-Chadds Ford compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Unionville-Chadds Ford | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $18,851 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,408 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $89.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $91.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 303 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 622 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 244 | 328 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Timothy Hoffman
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Valley School DistrictNew Oxford | 3,703 | 5 | $14,790 | 14.0 | #116 |
| Wallingford-Swarthmore School DistrictWallingford | 3,699 | 5 | $19,462 | 13.0 | #117 |
| Unionville-Chadds Ford School DistrictKennett Square · this district | 3,665 | 6 | $18,851 | 12.1 | #118 |
| Shippensburg Area School DistrictShippensburg | 3,638 | 6 | $13,061 | 14.8 | #119 |
| Mars Area School DistrictMars | 3,636 | 5 | $12,077 | 14.1 | #120 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Community SchoolsMarion, IN | 3,668 | $11,922 | 14.8 |
| Coweta Public SchoolsCoweta, OK | 3,668 | $8,237 | 17.0 |
| Los AlamosLos Alamos, NM | 3,667 | $12,289 | 12.5 |
| Grandview C-4Grandview, MO | 3,665 | $13,618 | 14.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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