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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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Laurel Highlands SD

Uniontown, PA

Students
2,726
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,873

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Eastern Lancaster County SD

New Holland, PA

Students
2,678
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$22,544

+14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment

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Hampton Township SD

Allison Park, PA

Students
2,670
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,240

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Berwick Area SD

Berwick, PA

Students
2,626
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,449

-6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Lower Moreland Township SD

Huntingdon Valley, PA

Students
2,595
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,954

-6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.8% enrollment

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Bellefonte Area SD

Bellefonte, PA

Students
2,585
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,792

-13.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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East Pennsboro Area SD

Enola, PA

Students
2,575
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,930

-6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Ringgold SD

New Eagle, PA

Students
2,565
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,973

+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Springfield Township SD

Oreland, PA

Students
2,553
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$23,660

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Conrad Weiser Area SD

Robesonia, PA

Students
2,530
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,451

+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Greensburg Salem SD

Greensburg, PA

Students
2,502
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,033

-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Uniontown Area SD

Uniontown, PA

Students
2,494
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$20,234

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Penncrest SD

Saegertown, PA

Students
2,489
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$20,098

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Blue Mountain SD

Orwigsburg, PA

Students
2,486
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,286

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Pottsville Area SD

Pottsville, PA

Students
2,484
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,864

-15.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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South Eastern SD

Fawn Grove, PA

Students
2,462
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$20,390

-2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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Dallas SD

Dallas, PA

Students
2,445
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,085

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Belle Vernon Area SD

Belle Vernon, PA

Students
2,422
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,531

-10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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West Mifflin Area SD

West Mifflin, PA

Students
2,400
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$22,251

+14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.0% enrollment

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Big Spring SD

Newville, PA

Students
2,379
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,089

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Wayne Highlands SD

Honesdale, PA

Students
2,364
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$24,051

-2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment

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Middletown Area SD

Middletown, PA

Students
2,356
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,893

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.6% enrollment

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Blackhawk SD

Beaver Falls, PA

Students
2,353
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,754

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Selinsgrove Area SD

Selinsgrove, PA

Students
2,352
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,241

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Valley View SD

Archbald, PA

Students
2,345
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,919

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Elizabeth Forward SD

Elizabeth, PA

Students
2,325
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,203

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment

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Eastern Lebanon County SD

Myerstown, PA

Students
2,324
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,830

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Bradford Area SD

Bradford, PA

Students
2,305
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,656

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment

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Greater Nanticoke Area SD

Nanticoke, PA

Students
2,297
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,856

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Juniata County SD

Mifflintown, PA

Students
2,288
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,884

+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% 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.