Pennsylvania · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Pennsylvania

Schools in Pennsylvania ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by .
$17,970
PA avg per student
$16,593
National avg per student
+8%
Vs national average
100
Schools listed

The spending picture in one line

Mastery Chs-Lenfest Campus tops the list: its district, Mastery Chs-Lenfest Campus, spends $78,378 per student, against a Pennsylvania average of $17,970.

$78,378
per-student spend in Mastery Chs-Lenfest Campus
$17,970
Pennsylvania average
$16,593
national average
Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.
# School DistrictPer Student
1 Mastery Chs-Lenfest Campus Philadelphia · other Mastery Chs-Lenfest Campus $78,378
2 Life Male Steam Academy Cs Pittsburgh · middle Life Male Steam Academy Cs $47,870
3 Farrell Area Es/Lms Farrell · other Farrell Area Sd $36,186
4 Farrell Area Hs/Ums Farrell · other Farrell Area Sd $36,186
5 Crispus Attucks Cs York · high Crispus Attucks Cs $33,537
6 Youth Build Phila Cs Philadelphia · high Youth Build Phila Cs $32,710
7 Passport Academy Cs Pittsburgh · high Passport Academy Cs $32,545
8 New Hope-Solebury Hs New Hope · high New Hope-Solebury Sd $31,800
9 New Hope-Solebury Ms New Hope · middle New Hope-Solebury Sd $31,800
10 New Hope-Solebury Upper El Sch New Hope · elementary New Hope-Solebury Sd $31,800
11 New Hope-Solebury Lower El Sch Solebury · elementary New Hope-Solebury Sd $31,800
12 Kelly Primary Sch Wilkinsburg · other Wilkinsburg Borough Sd $31,765
13 Turner Intermediate Sch Wilkinsburg · elementary Wilkinsburg Borough Sd $31,765
14 Central Pa Digital Lrng Foundation Cs Altoona · other Central Pa Digital Learning Foundation Cs $31,200
15 Dr Robert Ketterer Cs Inc Latrobe · other Dr Robert Ketterer Cs Inc $30,560
16 Lower Merion Hs Ardmore · high Lower Merion Sd $30,110
17 Harriton Shs Rosemont · high Lower Merion Sd $30,110
18 Black Rock Ms Villanova · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
19 Bala-Cynwyd Ms Bala Cynwyd · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
20 Welsh Valley Ms Narberth · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
21 Penn Wynne Sch Wynnewood · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
22 Gladwyne Sch Gladwyne · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
23 Penn Valley Sch Narberth · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
24 Cynwyd Sch Bala Cynwyd · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
25 Merion El Sch Merion Station · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
26 Belmont Hills El Sch Bala Cynwyd · elementary Lower Merion Sd $30,110
27 Spectrum Cs Monroeville · other Spectrum Cs $30,079
28 West Forest El Sch Tionesta · other Forest Area Sd $29,368
29 West Forest Jshs Tionesta · other Forest Area Sd $29,368
30 East Forest El Sch Marienville · other Forest Area Sd $29,368
31 East Forest Jshs Marienville · other Forest Area Sd $29,368
32 Urban Pathways 6-12 Cs Pittsburgh · other Urban Pathways 6-12 Cs $28,698
33 Provident Cs Pittsburgh · elementary Provident Cs $28,133
34 Independence Cs Philadelphia · elementary Independence Cs $28,100
35 Austin Area El Sch Austin · other Austin Area Sd $27,824
36 Austin Area Jshs Austin · other Austin Area Sd $27,824
37 Palisades Hs Kintnersville · high Palisades Sd $27,676
38 Palisades Ms Kintnersville · middle Palisades Sd $27,676
39 Durham-Nockamixon El Sch Kintnersville · elementary Palisades Sd $27,676
40 Springfield El Sch Quakertown · elementary Palisades Sd $27,676
41 Tinicum El Sch Pipersville · elementary Palisades Sd $27,676
42 Duquesne El Sch Duquesne · other Duquesne City Sd $27,564
43 Chester Co Family Academy Cs West Chester · elementary Chester Co Family Academy Cs $27,339
44 La Academia Partnership Cs Lancaster · other La Academia Partnership Cs $26,974
45 Wallenpaupack Area Hs Hawley · high Wallenpaupack Area Sd $26,810
46 Wallenpaupack Area Ms Hawley · middle Wallenpaupack Area Sd $26,810
47 Wallenpaupack North Intrmd Sch Hawley · elementary Wallenpaupack Area Sd $26,810
48 Wallenpaupack Pri Sch Hawley · elementary Wallenpaupack Area Sd $26,810
49 Wallenpaupack South El Sch Newfoundland · elementary Wallenpaupack Area Sd $26,810
50 Cornell El Sch Coraopolis · elementary Cornell Sd $26,503
51 Cornell Hs Coraopolis · other Cornell Sd $26,503
52 The New Academy Cs Pittsburgh · other The New Academy Cs $26,277
53 Propel Cs-Homestead Homestead · other Propel Cs-Homestead $25,908
54 Western Wayne Hs Lake Ariel · high Western Wayne Sd $25,334
55 Evergreen El Sch Lake Ariel · other Western Wayne Sd $25,334
56 Western Wayne Ms Lake Ariel · middle Western Wayne Sd $25,334
57 Wilson El Sch Waymart · other Western Wayne Sd $25,334
58 Radnor Shs Radnor · high Radnor Township Sd $25,264
59 Radnor Ms Wayne · middle Radnor Township Sd $25,264
60 Radnor El Sch Radnor · elementary Radnor Township Sd $25,264
61 Ithan El Sch Bryn Mawr · elementary Radnor Township Sd $25,264
62 Wayne El Sch Wayne · elementary Radnor Township Sd $25,264
63 Woodland El Sch Emporium · elementary Cameron County Sd $25,128
64 Cameron County Jshs Emporium · other Cameron County Sd $25,128
65 Cheltenham Hs Wyncote · high Cheltenham Sd $24,905
66 Cedarbrook Ms Wyncote · middle Cheltenham Sd $24,905
67 Elkins Park Sch Elkins Park · elementary Cheltenham Sd $24,905
68 Cheltenham El Sch Cheltenham · elementary Cheltenham Sd $24,905
69 Wyncote El Sch Wyncote · elementary Cheltenham Sd $24,905
70 Glenside El Sch Glenside · elementary Cheltenham Sd $24,905
71 Myers El Sch Elkins Park · elementary Cheltenham Sd $24,905
72 Pittsburgh Allderdice Hs Pittsburgh · high Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
73 Pittsburgh Brashear Hs Pittsburgh · high Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
74 Pittsburgh Capa 6-12 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
75 Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 Pittsburgh · elementary Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
76 Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
77 Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academ Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
78 Academy at Westinghouse Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
79 Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
80 Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
81 Pittsburgh Carrick Hs Pittsburgh · high Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
82 Pittsburgh Morrow K-8 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
83 Pittsburgh Faison K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
84 Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
85 Pittsburgh Concord K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
86 Pittsburgh Perry Hs Pittsburgh · high Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
87 Pittsburgh Langley K-8 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
88 Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
89 Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 Pittsburgh · middle Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
90 Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
91 Pittsburgh Brookline K-8 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
92 Pittsburgh King K-8 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
93 Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
94 Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
95 Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
96 Pittsburgh Banksville K-5 Pittsburgh · elementary Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
97 Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
98 Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
99 Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 Pittsburgh · other Pittsburgh Sd $24,314
100 Pittsburgh Westwood K-5 Pittsburgh · elementary Pittsburgh Sd $24,314

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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