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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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Burgettstown Area SD

Burgettstown, PA

Students
971
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,627

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Carmichaels Area SD

Carmichaels, PA

Students
966
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,990

+21.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.8% enrollment

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Old Forge SD

Old Forge, PA

Students
958
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,338

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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Wilmington Area SD

New Wilmington, PA

Students
957
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,499

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment

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Union City Area SD

Union City, PA

Students
953
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,447

+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment

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Bethlehem-Center SD

Fredericktown, PA

Students
951
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,739

-9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.7% enrollment

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Lackawanna Trail SD

Factoryville, PA

Students
950
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,445

-2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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Fort Cherry SD

Mc Donald, PA

Students
947
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,417

+0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Mountain View SD

Kingsley, PA

Students
947
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,489

-10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Shenango Area SD

New Castle, PA

Students
946
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,692

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.5% enrollment

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Reynolds SD

Greenville, PA

Students
944
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,239

-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Kane Area SD

Kane, PA

Students
941
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,638

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.1% enrollment

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Fairfield Area SD

Fairfield, PA

Students
940
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,706

-2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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Tussey Mountain SD

Saxton, PA

Students
940
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,797

-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.5% enrollment

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Muncy SD

Muncy, PA

Students
938
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,176

+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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California Area SD

Coal Center, PA

Students
933
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,655

-10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.5% enrollment

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Jeannette City SD

Jeannette, PA

Students
933
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,040

+11.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Central Fulton SD

McConnellsburg, PA

Students
927
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,662

-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Montgomery Area SD

Montgomery, PA

Students
926
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,289

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Williams Valley SD

Tower City, PA

Students
923
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,706

-17.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Northwest Area SD

Shickshinny, PA

Students
916
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,347

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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West Branch Area SD

Morrisdale, PA

Students
915
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,315

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Aliquippa SD

Aliquippa, PA

Students
912
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,591

+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Allegheny Valley SD

Cheswick, PA

Students
907
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,463

-12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Halifax Area SD

Halifax, PA

Students
903
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,513

-11.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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South Side Area SD

Hookstown, PA

Students
903
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,664

-0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Port Allegany SD

Port Allegany, PA

Students
892
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,216

-8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Conemaugh Township Area SD

Davidsville, PA

Students
886
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,670

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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United SD

Armagh, PA

Students
881
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,154

+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.5% enrollment

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Tri-Valley SD

Valley View, PA

Students
879
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,006

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% 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.