Pennsylvania · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Pennsylvania
The 50 Pennsylvania districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $36,186
- Top per-pupil spend
- $23,824
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Farrell Area Sd spends $36,186 per student, the most of any Pennsylvania district listed, against an average of $23,824 across the top 50.
- $36,186
- top spend (Farrell Area Sd)
- $21,346
- lowest on this list
- 1.7×
- spread across the listed districts
- 643
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farrell Area Sd Farrell | $36,186 |
| 2 | New Hope-Solebury Sd New Hope | $31,800 |
| 3 | Wilkinsburg Borough Sd Wilkinsburg | $31,765 |
| 4 | Lower Merion Sd Ardmore | $30,110 |
| 5 | Independence Cs Philadelphia | $28,100 |
| 6 | Palisades Sd Kintnersville | $27,676 |
| 7 | Wallenpaupack Area Sd Hawley | $26,810 |
| 8 | Cornell Sd Coraopolis | $26,503 |
| 9 | Propel Cs-Homestead Homestead | $25,908 |
| 10 | Western Wayne Sd Lake Ariel | $25,334 |
| 11 | Radnor Township Sd Wayne | $25,264 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Sd Elkins Park | $24,905 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Sd Pittsburgh | $24,314 |
| 14 | Ad Prima Cs Philadelphia | $23,823 |
| 15 | Sullivan County Sd Laporte | $23,703 |
| 16 | Steel Valley Sd Munhall | $23,694 |
| 17 | South Side Area Sd Hookstown | $23,436 |
| 18 | Allegheny-Clarion Valley Sd Foxburg | $23,385 |
| 19 | Belmont Cs Philadelphia | $23,031 |
| 20 | Pequea Valley Sd Kinzers | $23,016 |
| 21 | Millville Area Sd Millville | $22,980 |
| 22 | Colonial Sd Plymouth Meeting | $22,960 |
| 23 | Lindley Academy Cs at Birney Philadelphia | $22,863 |
| 24 | Rochester Area Sd Rochester | $22,744 |
| 25 | Wayne Highlands Sd Honesdale | $22,741 |
| 26 | Quaker Valley Sd Leetsdale | $22,739 |
| 27 | Hatboro-Horsham Sd Horsham | $22,707 |
| 28 | Environmental Cs at Frick Park Pittsburgh | $22,657 |
| 29 | Pocono Mountain Sd Swiftwater | $22,657 |
| 30 | Upper Merion Area Sd King of Prussia | $22,441 |
| 31 | West Greene Sd Waynesburg | $22,316 |
| 32 | Riverview Sd Oakmont | $22,278 |
| 33 | Fox Chapel Area Sd Pittsburgh | $22,044 |
| 34 | Chichester Sd Aston | $21,970 |
| 35 | Upper Dublin Sd Maple Glen | $21,962 |
| 36 | Tunkhannock Area Sd Tunkhannock | $21,900 |
| 37 | River Valley Sd Blairsville | $21,860 |
| 38 | Garnet Valley Sd Glen Mills | $21,826 |
| 39 | Wissahickon Sd Ambler | $21,711 |
| 40 | Northgate Sd Pittsburgh | $21,677 |
| 41 | Jenkintown Sd Jenkintown | $21,657 |
| 42 | Brandywine Heights Area Sd Topton | $21,647 |
| 43 | Universal Institute Cs Philadelphia | $21,617 |
| 44 | Mountain View Sd Kingsley | $21,592 |
| 45 | Northern Potter Sd Ulysses | $21,574 |
| 46 | Rose Tree Media Sd Media | $21,567 |
| 47 | Tulpehocken Area Sd Bethel | $21,527 |
| 48 | Kutztown Area Sd Kutztown | $21,492 |
| 49 | Methacton Sd Eagleville | $21,366 |
| 50 | Lancaster Sd Lancaster | $21,346 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.