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Pennsylvania school systems.

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514school systems
2,664operating schools connected
1,506,485students in finance records
496complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Pennsylvania school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 496 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$18,877Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+0.9%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+23.8%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-3.8%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems496 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320241,562,2301,502,978
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$21,767$21,054

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Bermudian Springs SD

York Springs, PA

Students
1,791
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,076

+0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Lewisburg Area SD

Lewisburg, PA

Students
1,787
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,867

+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Derry Area SD

Derry, PA

Students
1,784
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,278

-3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Freeport Area SD

Sarver, PA

Students
1,767
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,347

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Franklin Area SD

Franklin, PA

Students
1,761
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,043

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Forest Hills SD

Sidman, PA

Students
1,754
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,506

-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment

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Deer Lakes SD

Cheswick, PA

Students
1,753
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,403

-1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Susquenita SD

Duncannon, PA

Students
1,752
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,783

-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Mifflinburg Area SD

Mifflinburg, PA

Students
1,738
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,488

+14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment

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Burrell SD

Lower Burrell, PA

Students
1,736
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,851

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Conneaut SD

Linesville, PA

Students
1,735
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,620

-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment

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Littlestown Area SD

Littlestown, PA

Students
1,727
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,653

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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Jim Thorpe Area SD

Jim Thorpe, PA

Students
1,723
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,722

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.8% enrollment

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Huntingdon Area SD

Huntingdon, PA

Students
1,691
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,108

+10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment

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Tyrone Area SD

Tyrone, PA

Students
1,687
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,030

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment

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Montoursville Area SD

Montoursville, PA

Students
1,685
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,883

+13.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment

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Bedford Area SD

Bedford, PA

Students
1,681
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,698

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Southern Tioga SD

Blossburg, PA

Students
1,680
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,410

+10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Palmerton Area SD

Palmerton, PA

Students
1,666
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,747

+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Spring Cove SD

Roaring Spring, PA

Students
1,644
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,744

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment

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East Lycoming SD

Hughesville, PA

Students
1,630
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,987

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Big Beaver Falls Area SD

Beaver Falls, PA

Students
1,618
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,708

+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Northern Lehigh SD

Slatington, PA

Students
1,597
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,785

-10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Upper Adams SD

Biglerville, PA

Students
1,596
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,075

+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD

Philipsburg, PA

Students
1,595
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,818

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Lake-Lehman SD

Dallas, PA

Students
1,584
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,448

-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Mount Carmel Area SD

Mount Carmel, PA

Students
1,575
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,712

-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment

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McGuffey SD

Claysville, PA

Students
1,542
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,564

-4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Loyalsock Township SD

Williamsport, PA

Students
1,540
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,451

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Richland SD

Johnstown, PA

Students
1,537
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,849

-6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.1% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.