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.

$18,725
PA avg per student
$17,658
National avg per student
+6%
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 $79,277 per student, against a Pennsylvania average of $18,725.

$79,277
per-student spend in Mastery Chs-Lenfest Campus
$18,725
Pennsylvania average
$17,658
national average
Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.
#SchoolDistrictPer Student
1Mastery Chs-Lenfest CampusPhiladelphia · otherMastery Chs-Lenfest Campus$79,277
2Farrell Area Es/LmsFarrell · otherFarrell Area Sd$39,843
3Farrell Area Hs/UmsFarrell · otherFarrell Area Sd$39,843
4Dr Robert Ketterer Cs IncLatrobe · otherDr Robert Ketterer Cs Inc$36,192
5The New Academy CsPittsburgh · otherThe New Academy Cs$33,571
6West Forest El SchTionesta · otherForest Area Sd$32,252
7West Forest JshsTionesta · otherForest Area Sd$32,252
8East Forest El SchMarienville · otherForest Area Sd$32,252
9East Forest JshsMarienville · otherForest Area Sd$32,252
10Youth Build Phila CsPhiladelphia · highYouth Build Phila Cs$32,132
11Kelly Primary SchWilkinsburg · otherWilkinsburg Borough Sd$31,927
12Turner Intermediate SchWilkinsburg · elementaryWilkinsburg Borough Sd$31,927
13Lower Merion HsArdmore · highLower Merion Sd$31,409
14Harriton ShsRosemont · highLower Merion Sd$31,409
15Black Rock MsVillanova · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
16Bala-Cynwyd MsBala Cynwyd · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
17Welsh Valley MsNarberth · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
18Penn Wynne SchWynnewood · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
19Gladwyne SchGladwyne · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
20Penn Valley SchNarberth · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
21Cynwyd SchBala Cynwyd · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
22Merion El SchMerion Station · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
23Belmont Hills El SchBala Cynwyd · elementaryLower Merion Sd$31,409
24Provident CsPittsburgh · elementaryProvident Cs$31,018
25Austin Area El SchAustin · otherAustin Area Sd$30,318
26Austin Area JshsAustin · otherAustin Area Sd$30,318
27New Hope-Solebury HsNew Hope · highNew Hope-Solebury Sd$30,041
28New Hope-Solebury MsNew Hope · middleNew Hope-Solebury Sd$30,041
29New Hope-Solebury Upper El SchNew Hope · elementaryNew Hope-Solebury Sd$30,041
30New Hope-Solebury Lower El SchSolebury · elementaryNew Hope-Solebury Sd$30,041
31Spectrum CsMonroeville · otherSpectrum Cs$29,533
32Propel Cs-HomesteadHomestead · otherPropel Cs-Homestead$28,969
33Wallenpaupack Area HsHawley · highWallenpaupack Area Sd$28,184
34Wallenpaupack Area MsHawley · middleWallenpaupack Area Sd$28,184
35Wallenpaupack North Intrmd SchHawley · elementaryWallenpaupack Area Sd$28,184
36Wallenpaupack Pri SchHawley · elementaryWallenpaupack Area Sd$28,184
37Wallenpaupack South El SchNewfoundland · elementaryWallenpaupack Area Sd$28,184
38Duquesne El SchDuquesne · otherDuquesne City Sd$28,041
39Palisades HsKintnersville · highPalisades Sd$27,789
40Palisades MsKintnersville · middlePalisades Sd$27,789
41Durham-Nockamixon El SchKintnersville · elementaryPalisades Sd$27,789
42Springfield El SchQuakertown · elementaryPalisades Sd$27,789
43Tinicum El SchPipersville · elementaryPalisades Sd$27,789
44Cornell El SchCoraopolis · elementaryCornell Sd$27,454
45Cornell HsCoraopolis · otherCornell Sd$27,454
46Crispus Attucks CsYork · highCrispus Attucks Cs$26,776
47Radnor ShsRadnor · highRadnor Township Sd$26,116
48Radnor MsWayne · middleRadnor Township Sd$26,116
49Radnor El SchRadnor · elementaryRadnor Township Sd$26,116
50Ithan El SchBryn Mawr · elementaryRadnor Township Sd$26,116
51Wayne El SchWayne · elementaryRadnor Township Sd$26,116
52Western Wayne HsLake Ariel · highWestern Wayne Sd$25,965
53Evergreen El SchLake Ariel · otherWestern Wayne Sd$25,965
54Western Wayne MsLake Ariel · middleWestern Wayne Sd$25,965
55Wilson El SchWaymart · otherWestern Wayne Sd$25,965
56La Academia Partnership CsLancaster · otherLa Academia Partnership Cs$25,950
57Life Male Steam Academy CsPittsburgh · middleLife Male Steam Academy Cs$25,667
58Keystone Education Center CsGreenville · otherKeystone Education Center Cs$25,653
59Cheltenham HsWyncote · highCheltenham Sd$25,323
60Cedarbrook MsWyncote · middleCheltenham Sd$25,323
61Elkins Park SchElkins Park · elementaryCheltenham Sd$25,323
62Cheltenham El SchCheltenham · elementaryCheltenham Sd$25,323
63Wyncote El SchWyncote · elementaryCheltenham Sd$25,323
64Glenside El SchGlenside · elementaryCheltenham Sd$25,323
65Myers El SchElkins Park · elementaryCheltenham Sd$25,323
66Eugenio Maria De Hostos CsPhiladelphia · elementaryEugenio Maria De Hostos Cs$25,250
67Young Scholars CsPhiladelphia · elementaryYoung Scholars Cs$25,161
68Woodland El SchEmporium · elementaryCameron County Sd$25,028
69Cameron County JshsEmporium · otherCameron County Sd$25,028
70Midland El/MsMidland · otherMidland Borough Sd$24,886
71Sullivan Co JshsLaporte · otherSullivan County Sd$24,833
72Sullivan Co El SchLaporte · elementarySullivan County Sd$24,833
73Chichester ShsBoothwyn · highChichester Sd$24,785
74Chichester MsBoothwyn · elementaryChichester Sd$24,785
75Hilltop El SchAston · elementaryChichester Sd$24,785
76Boothwyn El SchBoothwyn · elementaryChichester Sd$24,785
77Linwood El SchLinwood · elementaryChichester Sd$24,785
78Marcus Hook El SchMarcus Hook · elementaryChichester Sd$24,785
79Universal Vare CsPhiladelphia · elementaryUniversal Vare Cs$24,687
80Quaker Valley HsLeetsdale · highQuaker Valley Sd$24,662
81Quaker Valley MsSewickley · middleQuaker Valley Sd$24,662
82Edgeworth El SchSewickley · elementaryQuaker Valley Sd$24,662
83Osborne El SchSewickley · elementaryQuaker Valley Sd$24,662
84Cairnbrook El SchCairnbrook · elementaryShade-Central City Sd$24,600
85Shade JshsCairnbrook · otherShade-Central City Sd$24,600
86Bluford CsPhiladelphia · elementaryBluford Cs$24,518
87South Side El SchHookstown · otherSouth Side Area Sd$24,426
88South Side HsHookstown · highSouth Side Area Sd$24,426
89South Side MsHookstown · middleSouth Side Area Sd$24,426
90Steel Valley MsMunhall · elementarySteel Valley Sd$24,354
91Steel Valley ShsMunhall · highSteel Valley Sd$24,354
92Park El SchMunhall · elementarySteel Valley Sd$24,354
93Barrett El SchHomestead · elementarySteel Valley Sd$24,354
94Pequea Valley HsKinzers · highPequea Valley Sd$24,204
95Paradise El SchParadise · elementaryPequea Valley Sd$24,204
96Salisbury El SchGap · elementaryPequea Valley Sd$24,204
97Pequea Valley Intrmd SchKinzers · middlePequea Valley Sd$24,204
98Pittsburgh Allderdice HsPittsburgh · highPittsburgh Sd$24,008
99Pittsburgh Brashear HsPittsburgh · highPittsburgh Sd$24,008
100Pittsburgh Capa 6-12Pittsburgh · otherPittsburgh Sd$24,008

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.