Enrollment & Staffing
Enrollment, student demographics, and staffing for the West Chester Area School District, compared with similar Chester County districts and Pennsylvania statewide.
Enrollment
WCASD total enrollment by school year
| District | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Area | 11,972 | 12,095 | 12,151 | 12,112 | 12,043 | 11,954 |
| Downingtown Area | 12,909 | 13,060 | 13,210 | 13,244 | 13,107 | 13,088 |
| Great Valley | 4,510 | 4,610 | 4,705 | 4,802 | 4,846 | 4,686 |
| Owen J. Roberts | 5,347 | 5,460 | 5,433 | 5,409 | 5,331 | 5,283 |
| Tredyffrin-Easttown | 6,957 | 6,928 | 6,893 | 6,939 | 6,856 | 6,808 |
| Unionville-Chadds Ford | 3,893 | 3,902 | 3,825 | 3,751 | 3,668 | 3,550 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,696,022 | 1,689,532 | 1,686,844 | 1,685,859 | 1,683,966 | 1,669,278 |
Student demographics
Economically disadvantaged · 2025-26 · % of students
| District | % of students |
|---|---|
| Owen J. Roberts | 22.2% |
| Great Valley | 19.5% |
| West Chester Area | 18.9% |
| Downingtown Area | 14.7% |
| Tredyffrin-Easttown | 9.7% |
| Unionville-Chadds Ford | 7.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 48.4% |
Special education percentages are from PDE's Future Ready PA Index; a statewide figure on the same basis is not published. Race/ethnicity values for very small groups are suppressed by PDE and shown as '—'.
Staffing
Classroom teachers · 2025-26
| District | Classroom teachers |
|---|---|
| Downingtown Area | 992 |
| West Chester Area | 937 |
| Tredyffrin-Easttown | 479 |
| Owen J. Roberts | 397 |
| Great Valley | 362 |
| Unionville-Chadds Ford | 309 |
Classroom teacher and professional staff counts include full- and part-time staff as reported to PDE on October 1. Average years of experience is for full-time classroom teachers. Students per teacher is calculated by West Chester by the Numbers as October 1 enrollment divided by classroom teacher count; it is not a PDE-published figure.
Sources
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education — Public School Enrollment Reports, Public Schools Percent Low Income, English Learner Student Counts, Professional Staff Summary Reports, and Future Ready PA Index District Fast Facts, 2020-21 through 2025-26. Pennsylvania race/ethnicity and English learner percentages are calculated from PDE's statewide counts.