Highest spending per ADM in PA (2024-25)

Spending per ADM across 482 Pennsylvania school districts, 2024-25. Bryn Athyn SD leads at $124,032. PDE; ranked by DistrictFacts.

Districts ranked

482

Period

2024-25

Publication floor

8 districts

Tie rule

Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.

Certified total expenditures per Average Daily Membership (ADM) from PDE AFR Exp per ADM collection.

Measure: Expenditures per ADM (PDE certified).

Source: PDE.

Ranked districts

• 1. Bryn Athyn SD — $124,032
• 2. West Greene SD — $50,238
• 3. New Hope-Solebury SD — $43,869
• 4. Forest Area SD — $43,574
• 5. Lower Merion SD — $38,078
• 6. Wilkinsburg Borough SD — $37,541
• 7. Austin Area SD — $37,402
• 8. Centennial SD — $35,619
• 9. Pittsburgh SD — $35,319
• 10. Radnor Township SD — $35,065
• 11. Farrell Area SD — $33,771
• 12. Quaker Valley SD — $33,367
• 13. Palisades SD — $33,284
• 14. Manheim Central SD — $32,981
• 15. Cornell SD — $32,749
• 16. Cheltenham SD — $32,602
• 17. Wallenpaupack Area SD — $32,464
• 18. State College Area SD — $32,406
• 19. Shade-Central City SD — $31,883
• 20. Chichester SD — $31,871
• 21. Hatboro-Horsham SD — $31,534
• 22. East Stroudsburg Area SD — $31,203
• 23. Monessen City SD — $31,086
• 24. Upper Merion Area SD — $30,694
• 25. Rose Tree Media SD — $30,391
• 26. Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD — $30,268
• 27. Purchase Line SD — $30,234
• 28. Lancaster SD — $30,207
• 29. Western Wayne SD — $30,025
• 30. Pocono Mountain SD — $30,005
• 31. Marple Newtown SD — $29,982
• 32. Shanksville-Stonycreek SD — $29,577
• 33. South Side Area SD — $29,441
• 34. Catasauqua Area SD — $29,426
• 35. Jamestown Area SD — $29,340
• 36. Sullivan County SD — $29,188
• 37. East Allegheny SD — $29,143
• 38. Methacton SD — $29,088
• 39. Coatesville Area SD — $29,027
• 40. Jim Thorpe Area SD — $28,998
• 41. Upper Dublin SD — $28,973
• 42. Susquenita SD — $28,966
• 43. Springfield Township SD — $28,893
• 44. Colonial SD — $28,835
• 45. Stroudsburg Area SD — $28,810
• 46. Tredyffrin-Easttown SD — $28,774
• 47. Salisbury Township SD — $28,769
• 48. Allegheny Valley SD — $28,604
• 49. Oswayo Valley SD — $28,440
• 50. Perkiomen Valley SD — $28,429
• 51. Unionville-Chadds Ford SD — $28,396
• 52. Great Valley SD — $28,246
• 53. Penns Manor Area SD — $28,245
• 54. United SD — $28,231
• 55. Iroquois SD — $28,223
• 56. Galeton Area SD — $28,097
• 57. Brandywine Heights Area SD — $28,031
• 58. Morrisville Borough SD — $27,811
• 59. Saucon Valley SD — $27,783
• 60. Quakertown Community SD — $27,753
• 61. Wallingford-Swarthmore SD — $27,555
• 62. Wayne Highlands SD — $27,501
• 63. Kennett Consolidated SD — $27,464
• 64. Northern Cambria SD — $27,276
• 65. Kutztown Area SD — $27,102
• 66. Oley Valley SD — $27,102
• 67. Jenkintown SD — $27,080
• 68. Easton Area SD — $27,022
• 69. Southern Lehigh SD — $26,992
• 70. Avella Area SD — $26,982
• 71. Weatherly Area SD — $26,953
• 72. Harmony Area SD — $26,934
• 73. Woodland Hills SD — $26,919
• 74. Carlynton SD — $26,881
• 75. Phoenixville Area SD — $26,820
• 76. Gateway SD — $26,788
• 77. Bethel Park SD — $26,784
• 78. Pleasant Valley SD — $26,779
• 79. Council Rock SD — $26,729
• 80. Fox Chapel Area SD — $26,686
• 81. Harrisburg City SD — $26,684
• 82. Rochester Area SD — $26,451
• 83. Northgate SD — $26,444
• 84. Pottstown SD — $26,432
• 85. Lakeview SD — $26,374
• 86. Antietam SD — $26,366
• 87. Penn Hills SD — $26,319
• 88. Benton Area SD — $26,306
• 89. Bellefonte Area SD — $26,279
• 90. Millville Area SD — $26,207
• 91. Pennridge SD — $26,155
• 92. Daniel Boone Area SD — $26,128
• 93. Southern Fulton SD — $26,102
• 94. Big Spring SD — $26,079
• 95. Upper St. Clair SD — $26,072
• 96. Deer Lakes SD — $26,049
• 97. Mountain View SD — $26,043
• 98. Southeast Delco SD — $25,961
• 99. Elizabeth Forward SD — $25,892
• 100. Eastern Lancaster County SD — $25,869
• 101. Penns Valley Area SD — $25,775
• 102. Lower Moreland Township SD — $25,761
• 103. Lackawanna Trail SD — $25,669
• 104. Riverview SD — $25,660
• 105. Sayre Area SD — $25,632
• 106. Philadelphia City SD — $25,604
• 107. Northern Lebanon SD — $25,591
• 108. West York Area SD — $25,564
• 109. Twin Valley SD — $25,523
• 110. Central Greene SD — $25,502
• 111. Ligonier Valley SD — $25,490
• 112. Cameron County SD — $25,406
• 113. Pottsgrove SD — $25,391
• 114. Northwestern Lehigh SD — $25,373
• 115. York City SD — $25,356
• 116. Interboro SD — $25,355
• 117. Highlands SD — $25,340
• 118. Ridley SD — $25,326
• 119. Conrad Weiser Area SD — $25,279
• 120. Ferndale Area SD — $25,274
• 121. Northampton Area SD — $25,264
• 122. Brentwood Borough SD — $25,262
• 123. West Branch Area SD — $25,241
• 124. Hampton Township SD — $25,212
• 125. Wilmington Area SD — $25,190
• 126. Keystone Oaks SD — $25,183
• 127. Sto-Rox SD — $25,159
• 128. Burgettstown Area SD — $25,116
• 129. Coudersport Area SD — $25,109
• 130. West Chester Area SD — $25,097
• 131. Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD — $25,081
• 132. Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD — $25,075
• 133. Forbes Road SD — $25,057
• 134. Smethport Area SD — $25,038
• 135. Montour SD — $25,032
• 136. Camp Hill SD — $24,998
• 137. Newport SD — $24,976
• 138. Bristol Township SD — $24,952
• 139. Tunkhannock Area SD — $24,917
• 140. South Eastern SD — $24,887
• 141. Shaler Area SD — $24,868
• 142. Southern Tioga SD — $24,800
• 143. Owen J Roberts SD — $24,784
• 144. Glendale SD — $24,759
• 145. Upper Dauphin Area SD — $24,754
• 146. Cocalico SD — $24,720
• 147. Souderton Area SD — $24,701
• 148. Gettysburg Area SD — $24,667
• 149. Keystone Central SD — $24,667
• 150. Line Mountain SD — $24,626
• 151. Chester-Upland SD — $24,613
• 152. McKeesport Area SD — $24,584
• 153. Aliquippa SD — $24,511
• 154. Union SD — $24,508
• 155. Spring-Ford Area SD — $24,502
• 156. Rockwood Area SD — $24,433
• 157. South Park SD — $24,367
• 158. Conemaugh Valley SD — $24,354
• 159. Upper Perkiomen SD — $24,298
• 160. Oxford Area SD — $24,276
• 161. Homer-Center SD — $24,230
• 162. West Perry SD — $24,201
• 163. North Penn SD — $24,184
• 164. Pine-Richland SD — $24,175
• 165. Middletown Area SD — $24,174
• 166. Solanco SD — $24,135
• 167. Duquesne City SD — $24,134
• 168. Salisbury-Elk Lick SD — $24,126
• 169. Montrose Area SD — $24,114
• 170. Elizabethtown Area SD — $24,114
• 171. Halifax Area SD — $24,106
• 172. Williamsport Area SD — $24,023
• 173. Wyomissing Area SD — $24,021
• 174. Conestoga Valley SD — $24,021
• 175. Wissahickon SD — $24,007
• 176. Northeast Bradford SD — $23,998
• 177. Hamburg Area SD — $23,988
• 178. Western Beaver County SD — $23,943
• 179. Marion Center Area SD — $23,940
• 180. Central Bucks SD — $23,938
• 181. Otto-Eldred SD — $23,924
• 182. Apollo-Ridge SD — $23,910
• 183. Columbia Borough SD — $23,896
• 184. Washington SD — $23,875
• 185. Norristown Area SD — $23,874
• 186. Athens Area SD — $23,861
• 187. Southern York County SD — $23,825
• 188. Susquehanna Community SD — $23,809
• 189. Derry Township SD — $23,800
• 190. Clearfield Area SD — $23,791
• 191. Bensalem Township SD — $23,777
• 192. Bald Eagle Area SD — $23,741
• 193. Eastern Lebanon County SD — $23,733
• 194. Eastern York SD — $23,707
• 195. Penncrest SD — $23,694
• 196. Bristol Borough SD — $23,667
• 197. Blue Ridge SD — $23,664
• 198. Northwest Area SD — $23,649
• 199. Keystone SD — $23,600
• 200. Plum Borough SD — $23,586
• 201. Forest City Regional SD — $23,561
• 202. West Middlesex Area SD — $23,535
• 203. Leechburg Area SD — $23,515
• 204. Conneaut SD — $23,512
• 205. Montgomery Area SD — $23,507
• 206. Tussey Mountain SD — $23,501
• 207. Mifflinburg Area SD — $23,493
• 208. Commodore Perry SD — $23,404
• 209. Fannett-Metal SD — $23,396
• 210. Wattsburg Area SD — $23,380
• 211. Moshannon Valley SD — $23,380
• 212. Lewisburg Area SD — $23,328
• 213. Fairfield Area SD — $23,316
• 214. Elk Lake SD — $23,314
• 215. Reynolds SD — $23,301
• 216. Millersburg Area SD — $23,285
• 217. Brownsville Area SD — $23,285
• 218. Girard SD — $23,282
• 219. Bethlehem Area SD — $23,262
• 220. Warwick SD — $23,251
• 221. Penn-Delco SD — $23,248
• 222. York Suburban SD — $23,183
• 223. Greenwood SD — $23,170
• 224. Delaware Valley SD — $23,167
• 225. Midland Borough SD — $23,085
• 226. Ephrata Area SD — $23,051
• 227. West Allegheny SD — $23,050
• 228. Haverford Township SD — $23,047
• 229. Northern Lehigh SD — $23,012
• 230. Johnsonburg Area SD — $23,004
• 231. Seneca Valley SD — $23,003
• 232. Somerset Area SD — $22,996
• 233. Fleetwood Area SD — $22,994
• 234. Lehighton Area SD — $22,981
• 235. Wellsboro Area SD — $22,980
• 236. Fort Cherry SD — $22,938
• 237. Upper Adams SD — $22,931
• 238. North Pocono SD — $22,928
• 239. Southeastern Greene SD — $22,907
• 240. Sharon City SD — $22,898
• 241. North Allegheny SD — $22,898
• 242. Wyoming Area SD — $22,862
• 243. Indiana Area SD — $22,854
• 244. Parkland SD — $22,853
• 245. Midd-West SD — $22,849
• 246. Laurel Highlands SD — $22,844
• 247. Titusville Area SD — $22,828
• 248. Jefferson-Morgan SD — $22,813
• 249. Milton Area SD — $22,812
• 250. Corry Area SD — $22,786
• 251. Moon Area SD — $22,760
• 252. Ringgold SD — $22,746
• 253. Abington SD — $22,711
• 254. Scranton SD — $22,696
• 255. Ellwood City Area SD — $22,687
• 256. Exeter Township SD — $22,624
• 257. Northern Potter SD — $22,606
• 258. Chartiers-Houston SD — $22,599
• 259. Frazier SD — $22,587
• 260. Armstrong SD — $22,585
• 261. Boyertown Area SD — $22,580
• 262. McGuffey SD — $22,563
• 263. Neshaminy SD — $22,559
• 264. Grove City Area SD — $22,537
• 265. Charleroi SD — $22,531
• 266. Canton Area SD — $22,521
• 267. Palmerton Area SD — $22,517
• 268. Trinity Area SD — $22,506
• 269. Schuylkill Valley SD — $22,480
• 270. Pottsville Area SD — $22,474
• 271. Lampeter-Strasburg SD — $22,468
• 272. Annville-Cleona SD — $22,467
• 273. Lebanon SD — $22,425
• 274. Wyalusing Area SD — $22,375
• 275. East Penn SD — $22,363
• 276. Mechanicsburg Area SD — $22,359
• 277. Dover Area SD — $22,356
• 278. Kane Area SD — $22,355
• 279. Burrell SD — $22,317
• 280. Crawford Central SD — $22,311
• 281. Nazareth Area SD — $22,308
• 282. New Kensington-Arnold SD — $22,304
• 283. Warren County SD — $22,282
• 284. Freedom Area SD — $22,271
• 285. Greater Johnstown SD — $22,257
• 286. Northern Tioga SD — $22,205
• 287. Carmichaels Area SD — $22,168
• 288. Derry Area SD — $22,147
• 289. Bentworth SD — $22,091
• 290. Bangor Area SD — $22,082
• 291. Union City Area SD — $22,077
• 292. Punxsutawney Area SD — $22,070
• 293. South Allegheny SD — $22,038
• 294. New Brighton Area SD — $22,010
• 295. Upper Moreland Township SD — $21,998
• 296. North Hills SD — $21,964
• 297. Franklin Area SD — $21,947
• 298. Hopewell Area SD — $21,932
• 299. Pen Argyl Area SD — $21,921
• 300. Mount Union Area SD — $21,920
• 301. Moniteau SD — $21,897
• 302. Chartiers Valley SD — $21,833
• 303. Lake-Lehman SD — $21,833
• 304. Clarion Area SD — $21,814
• 305. Union Area SD — $21,799
• 306. Big Beaver Falls Area SD — $21,779
• 307. Lower Dauphin SD — $21,774
• 308. Shenango Area SD — $21,773
• 309. Uniontown Area SD — $21,755
• 310. Juniata Valley SD — $21,732
• 311. Muncy SD — $21,718
• 312. Meyersdale Area SD — $21,685
• 313. Littlestown Area SD — $21,674
• 314. Southern Columbia Area SD — $21,637
• 315. Curwensville Area SD — $21,637
• 316. Conewago Valley SD — $21,621
• 317. Albert Gallatin Area SD — $21,618
• 318. Hempfield Area SD — $21,578
• 319. Mt Lebanon SD — $21,554
• 320. Schuylkill Haven Area SD — $21,553
• 321. Mifflin County SD — $21,522
• 322. Everett Area SD — $21,490
• 323. Carlisle Area SD — $21,487
• 324. Downingtown Area SD — $21,458
• 325. Old Forge SD — $21,444
• 326. Troy Area SD — $21,434
• 327. Sharpsville Area SD — $21,381
• 328. South Western SD — $21,359
• 329. South Middleton SD — $21,353
• 330. South Fayette Township SD — $21,351
• 331. Connellsville Area SD — $21,346
• 332. Wilson SD — $21,321
• 333. Brockway Area SD — $21,312
• 334. Blue Mountain SD — $21,299
• 335. Franklin Regional SD — $21,297
• 336. Mercer Area SD — $21,282
• 337. Clarion-Limestone Area SD — $21,259
• 338. West Shore SD — $21,221
• 339. Greensburg Salem SD — $21,184
• 340. New Castle Area SD — $21,173
• 341. Spring Grove Area SD — $21,172
• 342. Northeastern York SD — $21,150
• 343. Warrior Run SD — $21,140
• 344. Whitehall-Coplay SD — $21,132
• 345. Williamsburg Community SD — $21,132
• 346. Danville Area SD — $21,099
• 347. Hempfield SD — $21,087
• 348. Canon-McMillan SD — $21,036
• 349. Selinsgrove Area SD — $21,019
• 350. Port Allegany SD — $21,018
• 351. Bethlehem-Center SD — $20,984
• 352. Allentown City SD — $20,976
• 353. Chestnut Ridge SD — $20,960
• 354. North East SD — $20,921
• 355. Ambridge Area SD — $20,872
• 356. Greenville Area SD — $20,845
• 357. Northwestern SD — $20,830
• 358. Valley Grove SD — $20,824
• 359. Beaver Area SD — $20,805
• 360. Jersey Shore Area SD — $20,803
• 361. Avonworth SD — $20,800
• 362. Bradford Area SD — $20,800
• 363. Portage Area SD — $20,784
• 364. Central Fulton SD — $20,770
• 365. Bellwood-Antis SD — $20,763
• 366. North Star SD — $20,738
• 367. Red Lion Area SD — $20,736
• 368. Mahanoy Area SD — $20,725
• 369. Avon Grove SD — $20,720
• 370. Lakeland School District — $20,713
• 371. Bermudian Springs SD — $20,708
• 372. Governor Mifflin SD — $20,707
• 373. Redbank Valley SD — $20,702
• 374. Dallastown Area SD — $20,700
• 375. Huntingdon Area SD — $20,698
• 376. Dallas SD — $20,683
• 377. Tuscarora SD — $20,659
• 378. Cambria Heights SD — $20,611
• 379. Erie City SD — $20,604
• 380. North Clarion County SD — $20,603
• 381. Harbor Creek SD — $20,599
• 382. Brookville Area SD — $20,589
• 383. Manheim Township SD — $20,589
• 384. Peters Township SD — $20,582
• 385. Towanda Area SD — $20,554
• 386. Laurel SD — $20,554
• 387. Hanover Public SD — $20,412
• 388. Upper Darby SD — $20,388
• 389. Freeport Area SD — $20,363
• 390. Claysburg-Kimmel SD — $20,347
• 391. Oil City Area SD — $20,313
• 392. Minersville Area SD — $20,312
• 393. Blacklick Valley SD — $20,303
• 394. Cornwall-Lebanon SD — $20,262
• 395. Chambersburg Area SD — $20,240
• 396. Montoursville Area SD — $20,189
• 397. Hanover Area SD — $20,182
• 398. Mid Valley SD — $20,140
• 399. Neshannock Township SD — $20,138
• 400. Yough SD — $20,119
• 401. Kiski Area SD — $20,084
• 402. Shenandoah Valley SD — $20,071
• 403. West Jefferson Hills SD — $20,045
• 404. Pine Grove Area SD — $20,033
• 405. Fort LeBoeuf SD — $19,997
• 406. California Area SD — $19,994
• 407. Mount Pleasant Area SD — $19,973
• 408. Palmyra Area SD — $19,952
• 409. Conemaugh Township Area SD — $19,951
• 410. Central Valley SD — $19,931
• 411. Penn Manor SD — $19,910
• 412. South Williamsport Area SD — $19,900
• 413. DuBois Area SD — $19,890
• 414. Northern York County SD — $19,881
• 415. Springfield SD — $19,838
• 416. Bedford Area SD — $19,834
• 417. Baldwin-Whitehall SD — $19,815
• 418. Southmoreland SD — $19,809
• 419. Greater Latrobe SD — $19,791
• 420. Tri-Valley SD — $19,786
• 421. Ridgway Area SD — $19,774
• 422. Wilkes-Barre Area SD — $19,672
• 423. East Pennsboro Area SD — $19,644
• 424. Southern Huntingdon County SD — $19,642
• 425. Windber Area SD — $19,612
• 426. Slippery Rock Area SD — $19,583
• 427. Millcreek Township SD — $19,551
• 428. Northern Bedford County SD — $19,508
• 429. Bloomsburg Area SD — $19,462
• 430. Mohawk Area SD — $19,458
• 431. Central York SD — $19,443
• 432. Karns City Area SD — $19,429
• 433. Knoch SD — $19,369
• 434. Butler Area SD — $19,367
• 435. Central Columbia SD — $19,358
• 436. Juniata County SD — $19,268
• 437. Berwick Area SD — $19,199
• 438. Valley View SD — $19,130
• 439. East Lycoming SD — $19,072
• 440. Pittston Area SD — $19,063
• 441. Muhlenberg SD — $19,029
• 442. Susquehanna Township SD — $19,026
• 443. Blackhawk SD — $19,017
• 444. Hermitage SD — $18,946
• 445. Hollidaysburg Area SD — $18,914
• 446. Loyalsock Township SD — $18,865
• 447. General McLane SD — $18,856
• 448. Shikellamy SD — $18,852
• 449. Central Cambria SD — $18,752
• 450. Shippensburg Area SD — $18,729
• 451. Cranberry Area SD — $18,692
• 452. Tamaqua Area SD — $18,686
• 453. Riverside Beaver County SD — $18,657
• 454. Altoona Area SD — $18,647
• 455. Penn Cambria SD — $18,582
• 456. Spring Cove SD — $18,453
• 457. Fairview SD — $18,424
• 458. Belle Vernon Area SD — $18,396
• 459. Central Dauphin SD — $18,345
• 460. Richland SD — $18,317
• 461. Dunmore SD — $18,157
• 462. Berlin Brothersvalley SD — $18,123
• 463. Greencastle-Antrim SD — $18,087
• 464. Hazleton Area SD — $18,082
• 465. Norwin SD — $18,063
• 466. Penn-Trafford SD — $18,029
• 467. Greater Nanticoke Area SD — $17,915
• 468. Panther Valley SD — $17,882
• 469. Cumberland Valley SD — $17,828
• 470. Saint Marys Area SD — $17,809
• 471. Waynesboro Area SD — $17,711
• 472. Williams Valley SD — $17,678
• 473. Westmont Hilltop SD — $17,631
• 474. North Schuylkill SD — $17,620
• 475. Tyrone Area SD — $17,603
• 476. Forest Hills SD — $17,576
• 477. Saint Clair Area SD — $17,550
• 478. Abington Heights SD — $17,253
• 479. Crestwood SD — $16,966
• 480. Mars Area SD — $16,660
• 481. Mount Carmel Area SD — $15,850
• 482. Shamokin Area SD — $15,517

Not ranked

• Carbondale Area SD — no figure in the state's file
• Clairton City SD — no figure in the state's file
• Donegal SD — no figure in the state's file
• Garnet Valley SD — no figure in the state's file
• Jeannette City SD — no figure in the state's file
• Octorara Area SD — no figure in the state's file
• Pennsbury SD — no figure in the state's file
• Pequea Valley SD — no figure in the state's file
• Reading SD — no figure in the state's file
• River Valley SD — no figure in the state's file
• Riverside SD — no figure in the state's file
• Steel Valley SD — no figure in the state's file
• Steelton-Highspire SD — no figure in the state's file
• Tulpehocken Area SD — no figure in the state's file
• West Mifflin Area SD — no figure in the state's file
• William Penn SD — no figure in the state's file
• Wilson Area SD — no figure in the state's file
• Wyoming Valley West SD — no figure in the state's file