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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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Seneca Valley SD

Harmony, PA

Students
7,476
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$19,211

+0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment

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West Shore SD

Lewisberry, PA

Students
7,449
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$16,811

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment

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Altoona Area SD

Altoona, PA

Students
7,019
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$15,760

-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Hempfield SD

Landisville, PA

Students
6,998
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$17,113

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment

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Tredyffrin-Easttown SD

Wayne, PA

Students
6,937
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$21,571

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment

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State College Area SD

State College, PA

Students
6,712
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$24,249

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Haverford Township SD

Havertown, PA

Students
6,610
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,687

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Boyertown Area SD

Boyertown, PA

Students
6,561
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$17,398

-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Wilson SD

West Lawn, PA

Students
6,560
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$17,178

-3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.8% enrollment

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Harrisburg City SD

Harrisburg, PA

Students
6,395
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$19,721

-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Millcreek Township SD

Erie, PA

Students
6,393
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$15,721

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Dallastown Area SD

Dallastown, PA

Students
6,370
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$17,146

-5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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East Stroudsburg Area SD

East Stroudsburg, PA

Students
6,330
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$23,101

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Bensalem Township SD

Bensalem, PA

Students
6,329
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$20,090

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Pennridge SD

Perkasie, PA

Students
6,284
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$18,364

-5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.0% enrollment

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York City SD

York, PA

Students
6,232
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$21,770

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Bristol Township SD

Levittown, PA

Students
6,111
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,692

-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Souderton Area SD

Souderton, PA

Students
6,064
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$20,218

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Manheim Township SD

Lancaster, PA

Students
6,014
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,234

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment

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Butler Area SD

Butler, PA

Students
5,941
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,019

-6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Ridley SD

Folsom, PA

Students
5,645
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$20,555

-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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Colonial SD

Plymouth Meeting, PA

Students
5,628
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$23,317

-9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.9% enrollment

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Central York SD

York, PA

Students
5,554
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$17,177

+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Penn Manor SD

Millersville, PA

Students
5,529
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$15,243

-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment

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Mt Lebanon SD

Pittsburgh, PA

Students
5,492
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$18,637

-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Canon-McMillan SD

Canonsburg, PA

Students
5,435
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$15,025

-0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Owen J Roberts SD

Pottstown, PA

Students
5,404
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$19,274

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Centennial SD

Warminster, PA

Students
5,382
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$21,573

-5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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Coatesville Area SD

Thorndale, PA

Students
5,340
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$20,227

-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Wissahickon SD

Ambler, PA

Students
5,187
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$23,686

-6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.7% 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.