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Public Schools in Pennsylvania
Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year
2,949
Public Schools
756
Districts
1,666,699
Students
124,153
Teachers FTE
13.4:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$24,586
Per-Pupil Spend
178
Charter Schools
72%
Avg Free Lunch
School Districts in Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia City SD
Philadephia
221 schools
116,230 students
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Pittsburgh SD
Pittsburgh
56 schools
19,211 students
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Central Bucks SD
Warrington
23 schools
16,879 students
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Allentown City SD
Allentown
23 schools
16,674 students
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Bethlehem Area SD
Freemansburg
22 schools
12,717 students
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Central Dauphin SD
Steelton
19 schools
12,389 students
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Reading SD
Reading
19 schools
16,423 students
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Lancaster SD
Lancaster
19 schools
9,901 students
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West Chester Area SD
West Chester
17 schools
11,987 students
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North Penn SD
North Wales
17 schools
12,817 students
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Chambersburg Area SD
Lurgan
17 schools
9,373 students
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Downingtown Area SD
Glenmoore
16 schools
13,047 students
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Pennsbury SD
Yardley
15 schools
9,435 students
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Scranton SD
Scranton
15 schools
9,165 students
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Erie City SD
Erie
15 schools
10,473 students
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West Shore SD
New Cumberland
15 schools
7,467 students
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Council Rock SD
Wrightstown
14 schools
10,391 students
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Upper Darby SD
Upper Darby
13 schools
12,173 students
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Harrisburg City SD
Harrisburg
13 schools
6,462 students
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Norristown Area SD
Norristown
12 schools
7,617 students
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Parkland SD
Schnecksville
12 schools
9,975 students
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Altoona Area SD
Altoona
11 schools
6,852 students
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Pennridge SD
Sellersville
11 schools
5,968 students
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Lower Merion SD
Wynnewood
11 schools
8,533 students
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North Allegheny SD
Wexford
11 schools
8,552 students
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State College Area SD
State College
11 schools
6,799 students
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Hazleton Area SD
West Hazleton
11 schools
13,071 students
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Cumberland Valley SD
Mechanicsburg
11 schools
10,374 students
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Spring-Ford Area SD
Spring City
11 schools
8,046 students
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William Penn SD
Yeadon
11 schools
4,499 students
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Neshaminy SD
Levittown
10 schools
9,353 students
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Carlisle Area SD
Mt Holly Springs
10 schools
5,087 students
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East Penn SD
Wescosville
10 schools
7,815 students
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Wilkes-Barre Area SD
Wilkes-Barre
10 schools
8,176 students
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Mt Lebanon SD
Pittsburgh
10 schools
5,477 students
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Penn Manor SD
Willow Street
10 schools
5,431 students
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East Stroudsburg Area SD
East Stroudsburg
10 schools
6,353 students
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Hempfield SD
Mountville
10 schools
6,884 students
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Souderton Area SD
Telford
9 schools
5,974 students
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York City SD
York
9 schools
6,306 students
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Keystone Central SD
Renovo
9 schools
3,324 students
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Mifflin County SD
Reedsville
9 schools
4,491 students
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Easton Area SD
Easton
9 schools
7,928 students
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Millcreek Township SD
Fairview
9 schools
6,363 students
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Ridley SD
Woodlyn
9 schools
5,539 students
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Bensalem Township SD
Bensalem
9 schools
6,368 students
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Warren County SD
Youngsville
9 schools
3,796 students
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Canon-McMillan SD
Muse
9 schools
5,390 students
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Abington SD
Willow Grove
9 schools
8,400 students
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Pocono Mountain SD
Tobyhanna
9 schools
7,781 students
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Red Lion Area SD
York
9 schools
4,546 students
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Manheim Township SD
Lititz
9 schools
5,992 students
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Boyertown Area SD
Gilbertsville
9 schools
6,300 students
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Butler Area SD
Renfrew
9 schools
5,762 students
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Hempfield Area SD
New Stanton
9 schools
5,015 students
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Uniontown Area SD
Vanderbilt
9 schools
2,485 students
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Coatesville Area SD
Thorndale
9 schools
5,142 students
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Lower Dauphin SD
Middletown
8 schools
3,339 students
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Dallastown Area SD
York
8 schools
6,332 students
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Northeastern York SD
York Haven
8 schools
3,971 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Finance Summary
$24,586
Per-Pupil Spend
46%
Instruct. %
$42,213M
Total Revenue
$40,977M
Total Expend.
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Revenue Sources
Federal
$3,873.8M
State
$14,143.5M
Local
$24,195.7M
Total Revenue: $42,213M
Expenditure
Instruction
$19,036M
Other
$21,941M
Total Expenditure: $40,977M
Per-Pupil: $24,586
46% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
2,949
School Districts
756
Total Enrollment
1,666,699
Total Teachers (FTE)
124,153
Avg S:T Ratio
13.4:1
Avg Free Lunch %
72.2%
Charter Schools
178 of 2,949
Elementary Schools
1,629
Middle Schools
521
High Schools
716
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$42,213M
Total Expenditure
$40,977M
Per-Pupil Spending
$24,586
Instruction %
46%
Federal Revenue
$3,874M
State Revenue
$14,144M
Local Revenue
$24,196M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23