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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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Avella Area SD

Avella, PA

Students
474
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,165

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Williamsburg Community SD

Williamsburg, PA

Students
463
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,045

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Duquesne City SD

Duquesne, PA

Students
449
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$30,071

-15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +25.1% enrollment

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Commodore Perry SD

Hadley, PA

Students
423
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,038

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Forbes Road SD

Waterfall, PA

Students
387
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,000

-8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Fannett-Metal SD

Willow Hill, PA

Students
370
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,986

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.7% enrollment

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Jamestown Area SD

Jamestown, PA

Students
369
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,688

+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.7% enrollment

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Oswayo Valley SD

Shinglehouse, PA

Students
366
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,473

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Forest Area SD

Tionesta, PA

Students
355
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$34,386

+13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.3% enrollment

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Shade-Central City SD

Cairnbrook, PA

Students
317
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$27,457

+23.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.5% enrollment

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Galeton Area SD

Galeton, PA

Students
308
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$25,386

+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.0% enrollment

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Shanksville-Stonycreek SD

Shanksville, PA

Students
291
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,265

+13.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment

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Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD

Confluence, PA

Students
272
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,691

+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.3% enrollment

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Salisbury-Elk Lick SD

Salisbury, PA

Students
252
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,683

+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Midland Borough SD

Midland, PA

Students
233
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,648

+19.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.3% enrollment

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Harmony Area SD

Westover, PA

Students
212
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$27,561

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.2% enrollment

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Austin Area SD

Austin, PA

Students
154
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$26,584

+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.6% enrollment

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Bryn Athyn SD

Bryn Athyn, PA

Students
0
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$0

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Bucks Co Comm College

NEWTON, PA

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Butler Co Cmty College

BUTLER, PA

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Cmnty College of Beaver Cnty

MONACA, PA

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Community College of Allegheny County

MONROEVILLE, PA

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Delaware Co Cmty College

MEDIA, PA

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Harrisburg Area Cmnty College

HARRISBURG, PA

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Lehigh Carbon Comm College

SCHNECKSVILLE, PA

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Luzerne County Community College

NANTICOKE, PA

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Montgomery County Community College

BLUE BELL, PA

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Northampton County Community College

BETHLEHEM, PA

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

JOHNSTOWN, PA

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Philadelphia Cmnty College

PHILADELPHIA, PA

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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.