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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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Northern Bedford County SD

Loysburg, PA

Students
878
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,700

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment

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Brockway Area SD

Brockway, PA

Students
868
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,450

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment

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Valley Grove SD

Franklin, PA

Students
854
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,365

-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Morrisville Borough SD

Morrisville, PA

Students
847
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$22,066

-8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.1% enrollment

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Lakeview SD

Stoneboro, PA

Students
843
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,692

+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment

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Sayre Area SD

Sayre, PA

Students
838
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,284

+25.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.8% enrollment

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Keystone SD

Knox, PA

Students
837
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,361

+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.4% enrollment

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Clairton City SD

Clairton, PA

Students
832
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,886

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.3% enrollment

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Clarion Area SD

Clarion, PA

Students
822
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,257

-7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Canton Area SD

Canton, PA

Students
806
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,861

+6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Susquehanna Community SD

Susquehanna, PA

Students
804
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,934

-5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment

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Northern Cambria SD

Northern Cambria, PA

Students
787
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,878

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.4% enrollment

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Ridgway Area SD

Ridgway, PA

Students
783
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,967

-8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Jefferson-Morgan SD

Jefferson, PA

Students
779
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,094

-12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.9% enrollment

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Homer-Center SD

Homer City, PA

Students
774
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,124

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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Portage Area SD

Portage, PA

Students
774
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,286

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Berlin Brothersvalley SD

Berlin, PA

Students
773
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,962

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.5% enrollment

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Clarion-Limestone Area SD

Strattanville, PA

Students
773
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,158

-3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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Moshannon Valley SD

Houtzdale, PA

Students
773
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,484

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Purchase Line SD

Commodore, PA

Students
772
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,058

-8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Forest City Regional SD

Forest City, PA

Students
764
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,970

+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Rochester Area SD

Rochester, PA

Students
753
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,939

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.9% enrollment

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Meyersdale Area SD

Meyersdale, PA

Students
752
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,902

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Greenwood SD

Millerstown, PA

Students
743
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,284

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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West Middlesex Area SD

West Middlesex, PA

Students
729
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,468

-0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.8% enrollment

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Smethport Area SD

Smethport, PA

Students
728
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,174

+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Claysburg-Kimmel SD

Claysburg, PA

Students
713
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,885

+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Jenkintown SD

Jenkintown, PA

Students
712
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,073

-12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Penns Manor Area SD

Clymer, PA

Students
707
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,348

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Union Area SD

New Castle, PA

Students
698
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,532

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% 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.