About Great Valley SD
Great Valley SD is a public school system serving Chester County, Pennsylvania, based in Malvern. It serves 4,846 students across 7 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #72 largest of Pennsylvania’s 777 school systems.
Size and structure
Great Valley SD enrolls 4,846 students in 7 schools — an average of about 692 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #72 of 777 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Great Valley SD, from the NCES Common Core of Data (4,846 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Great Valley SD employs about 344 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1 — above the Pennsylvania average of about 13.0:1. Total district staff is roughly 856.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Pennsylvania funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Great Valley SD are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Pennsylvania’s accountability dashboard is the Future Ready PA Index, covering state-assessment performance, academic growth (PVAAS), English-language progress, regular attendance, the Career Standards Benchmark and graduation rate. Look up Great Valley SD on the Future Ready PA Index.
Accreditation status
Pennsylvania does not require accreditation of its public districts; the State Board of Education and Department of Education oversee them directly, while voluntary accreditation through Middle States or Cognia is used mainly by private and charter schools. Search the Middle States directory.
Great Valley SD vs. Pennsylvania
See every Pennsylvania district side by side in the Pennsylvania directory.
Look up Great Valley SD’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):