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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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Susquehanna Township SD

Harrisburg, PA

Students
3,128
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,623

-10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.5% enrollment

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Chester-Upland SD

Chester, PA

Students
3,116
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$24,532

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.9% enrollment

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Crawford Central SD

Meadville, PA

Students
3,116
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$17,738

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment

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Hollidaysburg Area SD

Hollidaysburg, PA

Students
3,109
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,101

-5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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McKeesport Area SD

McKeesport, PA

Students
3,059
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,959

+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Solanco SD

Quarryville, PA

Students
3,059
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$18,943

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Southern Lehigh SD

Center Valley, PA

Students
3,047
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,754

-7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Penn Hills SD

Pittsburgh, PA

Students
3,016
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,373

-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Pottsgrove SD

Pottstown, PA

Students
3,002
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,206

-5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Chichester SD

Aston, PA

Students
2,985
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$25,453

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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York Suburban SD

York, PA

Students
2,977
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,284

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

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Albert Gallatin Area SD

Uniontown, PA

Students
2,971
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$17,830

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Twin Valley SD

Elverson, PA

Students
2,967
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,924

+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Greencastle-Antrim SD

Greencastle, PA

Students
2,965
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,646

+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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New Castle Area SD

New Castle, PA

Students
2,951
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,083

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Daniel Boone Area SD

Birdsboro, PA

Students
2,947
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,625

+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.9% enrollment

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Cocalico SD

Denver, PA

Students
2,898
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,963

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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North Pocono SD

Moscow, PA

Students
2,879
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,446

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Indiana Area SD

Indiana, PA

Students
2,856
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,130

-6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Gettysburg Area SD

Gettysburg, PA

Students
2,825
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,381

+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Greater Johnstown SD

Johnstown, PA

Students
2,820
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,445

+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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Wallenpaupack Area SD

Hawley, PA

Students
2,816
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$28,606

-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment

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Southern York County SD

Glen Rock, PA

Students
2,799
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,704

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Donegal SD

Mount Joy, PA

Students
2,780
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,734

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Shikellamy SD

Sunbury, PA

Students
2,777
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,364

-15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment

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Crestwood SD

Mountain Top, PA

Students
2,775
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,387

-9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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West York Area SD

York, PA

Students
2,774
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$21,465

+17.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Lampeter-Strasburg SD

Lancaster, PA

Students
2,770
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,089

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment

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Bangor Area SD

Bangor, PA

Students
2,749
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,316

-6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

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Manheim Central SD

Manheim, PA

Students
2,738
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,424

+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% 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.