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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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Freedom Area SD

Freedom, PA

Students
1,164
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,867

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment

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Schuylkill Haven Area SD

Schuylkill Haven, PA

Students
1,163
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,346

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Cranberry Area SD

Seneca, PA

Students
1,145
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,017

-8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Moniteau SD

West Sunbury, PA

Students
1,144
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,642

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Mahanoy Area SD

Mahanoy City, PA

Students
1,143
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,949

-12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.6% enrollment

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Bellwood-Antis SD

Bellwood, PA

Students
1,139
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,361

+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment

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Mount Union Area SD

Mount Union, PA

Students
1,133
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,954

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.3% enrollment

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Bristol Borough SD

Bristol, PA

Students
1,129
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,633

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Apollo-Ridge SD

Spring Church, PA

Students
1,127
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,310

-6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Brentwood Borough SD

Pittsburgh, PA

Students
1,127
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,020

+8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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South Williamsport Area SD

South Williamsport, PA

Students
1,098
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,126

+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment

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Elk Lake SD

Springville, PA

Students
1,092
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,954

-4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Iroquois SD

Erie, PA

Students
1,091
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,209

+21.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.5% enrollment

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Bentworth SD

Bentleyville, PA

Students
1,074
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,512

-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Northgate SD

Pittsburgh, PA

Students
1,065
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,001

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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Minersville Area SD

Pottsville, PA

Students
1,053
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,481

+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Blue Ridge SD

New Milford, PA

Students
1,044
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,398

-13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.0% enrollment

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Upper Dauphin Area SD

Lykens, PA

Students
1,038
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,442

+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

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Southern Huntingdon County SD

Three Springs, PA

Students
1,037
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,431

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Mercer Area SD

Mercer, PA

Students
1,027
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,473

-5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Sharpsville Area SD

Sharpsville, PA

Students
1,025
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,303

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.6% enrollment

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Frazier SD

Perryopolis, PA

Students
1,022
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,426

+11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment

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North Star SD

Boswell, PA

Students
1,019
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,578

+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Line Mountain SD

Herndon, PA

Students
1,015
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,146

+10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Sto-Rox SD

McKees Rocks, PA

Students
994
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,884

+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.9% enrollment

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Curwensville Area SD

Curwensville, PA

Students
988
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,777

-4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Riverview SD

Oakmont, PA

Students
983
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$22,091

-6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Laurel SD

New Castle, PA

Students
981
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,460

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Newport SD

Newport, PA

Students
977
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,098

+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Redbank Valley SD

New Bethlehem, PA

Students
973
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,808

+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% 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.