Pennsylvania
Public School Ratings






Pennsylvania Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, standardized testing did not take place during the 2019-2020 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2019 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2021

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Overview

Public Schools Overview Pennsylvania School Districts by City
Number Of Students 1,720,212
Number Of Pennsylvania Schools 2,964
Number Of Pennsylvania School Districts 754
Spending Per Student $19,217

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

80 60 40 20 0
62%
64%
59%
63%
60%
57%
71%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
47%
43%
39%
38%
32%
62%
56%
47%
43%
39%
38%
32%
62%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 66.6% 49.1%
Black 15.5% 15.8%
Hispanic 13.2% 27.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.5%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 45.5% 49.0%
English Language Learners 4.0% 9.7%
Students With Disabilities 19.7% 14.5%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14.3
15.5
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Pennsylvania Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 13,002,700 331,449,281
Population Density (per sq. mile) 289 92
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.5% 6.0%
5-19 Years Old 17.9% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 31.3% 33.3%
45-64 Years Old 27.0% 25.6%
65 Or Older 18.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 5,106,601 118,787,642
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 10.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.3% 32.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 13.8% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,346 $16,077,487,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $1,381,005,000 4.2%
Staff $512 $881,127,000 2.7%
General Administration $418 $719,532,000 2.2%
School Administration $711 $1,222,378,000 3.7%
Operation $1,450 $2,494,170,000 7.5%
Transportation $686 $1,180,197,000 3.6%
Other $534 $919,352,000 2.8%
Total Support $5,114 $8,797,761,000 26.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,756 $8,181,559,000 24.7%
Total Expenditures $19,217 $33,056,807,000 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,069 $358,201,987,000 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $716 $36,303,849,544 5.1%
Staff $569 $28,839,133,000 4.1%
General Administration $233 $11,807,269,000 1.7%
School Administration $680 $34,450,660,000 4.8%
Operation $1,094 $55,418,509,000 7.8%
Transportation $494 $25,019,268,456 3.5%
Other $430 $21,796,799,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,216 $213,635,488,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,767 $140,198,177,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $14,052 $712,035,652,000 100.0%