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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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Radnor Township SD

Wayne, PA

Students
3,616
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$26,696

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

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Mars Area SD

Mars, PA

Students
3,607
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,243

-9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.2% enrollment

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Plum Borough SD

Plum, PA

Students
3,580
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,066

-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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Chartiers Valley SD

Pittsburgh, PA

Students
3,522
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,715

-9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.3% enrollment

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Palmyra Area SD

Palmyra, PA

Students
3,518
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,611

+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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South Fayette Township SD

McDonald, PA

Students
3,514
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,110

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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Upper Moreland Township SD

Willow Grove, PA

Students
3,500
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,122

-11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.0% enrollment

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Abington Heights SD

Clarks Summit, PA

Students
3,461
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,997

-6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment

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Connellsville Area SD

Connellsville, PA

Students
3,458
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$20,267

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.7% enrollment

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Lower Dauphin SD

Hummelstown, PA

Students
3,444
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$18,935

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.1% enrollment

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Greater Latrobe SD

Latrobe, PA

Students
3,414
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,019

+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Gateway SD

Monroeville, PA

Students
3,408
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$23,795

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment

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West Jefferson Hills SD

Jefferson Hills, PA

Students
3,403
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,723

-12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.7% enrollment

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West Allegheny SD

Imperial, PA

Students
3,396
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,573

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment

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Keystone Central SD

Mill Hall, PA

Students
3,377
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$21,948

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Interboro SD

Glenolden, PA

Students
3,374
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$21,017

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Franklin Regional SD

Murrysville, PA

Students
3,351
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,820

-3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Kiski Area SD

Vandergrift, PA

Students
3,324
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,121

+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Pottstown SD

Pottstown, PA

Students
3,308
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$21,709

+15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Trinity Area SD

Washington, PA

Students
3,287
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,606

-6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Northern York County SD

Dillsburg, PA

Students
3,276
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,335

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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DuBois Area SD

DuBois, PA

Students
3,257
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,072

-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Dover Area SD

Dover, PA

Students
3,251
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,933

+3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

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Penn-Delco SD

Aston, PA

Students
3,238
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,359

-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment

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Pittston Area SD

Pittston, PA

Students
3,223
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,433

-5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment

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Woodland Hills SD

N. Braddock, PA

Students
3,191
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$24,076

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Upper Perkiomen SD

Pennsburg, PA

Students
3,183
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,234

+6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Derry Township SD

Hershey, PA

Students
3,153
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,121

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Montour SD

Mc Kees Rocks, PA

Students
3,143
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,268

-10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.0% enrollment

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Oxford Area SD

Oxford, PA

Students
3,131
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,880

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.1% 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.