Public schools in Pennsylvania
2,932 operating public schools in 753 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
2,932
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
1,666,699
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
124,132.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
175
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 22 Pennsylvania districts have full profiles so far; search all 753.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia City SD | Philadelphia | 220 | 116,230 | 14.7 |
| Commonwealth Charter Academy CS | Harrisburg | 1 | 29,320 | 16.2 |
| Pittsburgh SD | Pittsburgh | 56 | 19,211 | 12.1 |
| Central Bucks SD | Doylestown | 23 | 16,879 | 13.2 |
| Allentown City SD | Allentown | 23 | 16,674 | 16 |
| Reading SD | Reading | 19 | 16,423 | 15.1 |
| Hazleton Area SD | Hazle Township | 11 | 13,071 | 17.2 |
| Downingtown Area SD | Downingtown | 16 | 13,047 | 13.6 |
| North Penn SD | Lansdale | 17 | 12,817 | 13.5 |
| Bethlehem Area SD | Bethlehem | 22 | 12,717 | 13.3 |
| Central Dauphin SD | Harrisburg | 19 | 12,389 | 14 |
| Upper Darby SD | Drexel Hill | 13 | 12,173 | 13.5 |
| West Chester Area SD | West Chester | 17 | 11,987 | 12.6 |
| Erie City SD | Erie | 15 | 10,473 | 12.8 |
| Council Rock SD | Newtown | 14 | 10,391 | 13.6 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 19.1% | |
| Suburb | 42.5% | |
| Town | 10.8% | |
| Rural | 27.6% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 1,629 | |
| High | 716 | |
| Middle | 521 | |
| Other | 59 | |
| Secondary | 5 | |
| Prekindergarten | 2 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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