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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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Beaver Area SD

Beaver, PA

Students
1,994
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,765

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Fort LeBoeuf SD

Waterford, PA

Students
1,992
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,964

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.5% enrollment

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Midd-West SD

Middleburg, PA

Students
1,975
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,396
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Avonworth SD

Pittsburgh, PA

Students
1,973
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,487

-8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.7% enrollment

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Hanover Public SD

Hanover, PA

Students
1,958
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,833

-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment

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Somerset Area SD

Somerset, PA

Students
1,957
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,061

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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New Kensington-Arnold SD

New Kensington, PA

Students
1,947
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,477

-5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment

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Central Columbia SD

Bloomsburg, PA

Students
1,943
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,507

-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Mid Valley SD

Throop, PA

Students
1,940
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,258

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.5% enrollment

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Saucon Valley SD

Hellertown, PA

Students
1,931
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,222

-7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Milton Area SD

Milton, PA

Students
1,925
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,043

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Mount Pleasant Area SD

Mount Pleasant, PA

Students
1,923
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,485

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment

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Oil City Area SD

Oil City, PA

Students
1,921
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,073

-8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.3% enrollment

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Keystone Oaks SD

Pittsburgh, PA

Students
1,911
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$22,111

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment

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Punxsutawney Area SD

Punxsutawney, PA

Students
1,910
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,410

-2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Northwestern Lehigh SD

New Tripoli, PA

Students
1,898
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,925

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Fairview SD

Fairview, PA

Students
1,897
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,721

-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.4% enrollment

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Wyomissing Area SD

Wyomissing, PA

Students
1,882
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,387

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Sharon City SD

Sharon, PA

Students
1,878
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,797

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Titusville Area SD

Titusville, PA

Students
1,877
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$19,061

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Slippery Rock Area SD

Slippery Rock, PA

Students
1,865
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,863

-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Corry Area SD

Corry, PA

Students
1,861
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$18,423

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Grove City Area SD

Grove City, PA

Students
1,840
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,403

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.7% enrollment

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South Park SD

South Park, PA

Students
1,839
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,160

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.8% enrollment

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Panther Valley SD

Lansford, PA

Students
1,838
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,113

-1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.7% enrollment

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Saint Marys Area SD

Saint Marys, PA

Students
1,838
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,906

+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Yough SD

Herminie, PA

Students
1,833
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,279

-6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Southmoreland SD

Alverton, PA

Students
1,819
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,325

-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Quaker Valley SD

Leetsdale, PA

Students
1,814
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$25,781

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Western Wayne SD

Lake Ariel, PA

Students
1,802
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$26,801

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% 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.