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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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Fleetwood Area SD

Fleetwood, PA

Students
2,237
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,066

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Eastern York SD

Wrightsville, PA

Students
2,228
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$19,575

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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Central Valley SD

Monaca, PA

Students
2,208
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,889

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment

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Ambridge Area SD

Ambridge, PA

Students
2,198
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,947

-14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Tuscarora SD

Mercersburg, PA

Students
2,191
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,043

+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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South Middleton SD

Boiling Springs, PA

Students
2,187
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,120

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment

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Shamokin Area SD

Coal Township, PA

Students
2,157
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,182

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Danville Area SD

Danville, PA

Students
2,154
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,696

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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West Perry SD

Elliottsburg, PA

Students
2,150
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,823

+3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Jersey Shore Area SD

Jersey Shore, PA

Students
2,146
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,397

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

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Highlands SD

Natrona Heights, PA

Students
2,137
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,508

+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.2% enrollment

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Hanover Area SD

Hanover Township, PA

Students
2,136
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,242

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.2% enrollment

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Hamburg Area SD

Hamburg, PA

Students
2,129
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,895

-5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Wilson Area SD

Easton, PA

Students
2,123
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,439

-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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Lehighton Area SD

Lehighton, PA

Students
2,122
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,494

+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Schuylkill Valley SD

Leesport, PA

Students
2,113
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,523

-4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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Harbor Creek SD

Harborcreek, PA

Students
2,101
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,492

-4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Northern Lebanon SD

Fredericksburg, PA

Students
2,078
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,314

+5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Hopewell Area SD

Aliquippa, PA

Students
2,070
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,840

-10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.8% enrollment

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Clearfield Area SD

Clearfield, PA

Students
2,066
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,680

-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Tamaqua Area SD

Tamaqua, PA

Students
2,064
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,833

+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.5% enrollment

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North Schuylkill SD

Ashland, PA

Students
2,062
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,234

-6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.2% enrollment

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General McLane SD

Edinboro, PA

Students
2,055
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,923

-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Knoch SD

Saxonburg, PA

Students
2,052
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$21,263

+25.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Athens Area SD

Athens, PA

Students
2,042
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,882

-0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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Tunkhannock Area SD

Tunkhannock, PA

Students
2,020
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$22,477

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Northern Tioga SD

Elkland, PA

Students
2,019
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,627

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Wyoming Area SD

Exeter, PA

Students
2,018
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,000

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment

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Hermitage SD

Hermitage, PA

Students
2,017
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,686

-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Octorara Area SD

Atglen, PA

Students
1,998
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$23,207

+10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.5% 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.