Allentown City SD
A public school district in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 16,769
- Students enrolled
- 1,053
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,179.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,939
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 16,769 in 2024–25
- Ranks 462nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 5th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,939 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Allentown City SD spent $17,939 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,742 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,939 | $286.8 million | 15,988 |
| FY2022 | $15,572 | $252.1 million | 16,189 |
| FY2021 | $14,768 | $239.7 million | 16,231 |
| FY2020 | $14,643 | $245.0 million | 16,730 |
| FY2019 | $14,461 | $245.1 million | 16,946 |
| FY2018 | $14,497 | $235.3 million | 16,234 |
| FY2017 | $13,460 | $223.6 million | 16,611 |
| FY2016 | $12,740 | $204.0 million | 16,011 |
| FY2015 | $11,636 | $191.8 million | 16,483 |
| FY2014 | $11,261 | $191.5 million | 17,006 |
| FY2013 | $12,755 | $216.4 million | 16,966 |
| FY2012 | $10,791 | $189.5 million | 17,560 |
| FY2011 | $10,722 | $189.1 million | 17,637 |
| FY2010 | $9,953 | $173.8 million | 17,465 |
| FY2009 | $9,692 | $172.2 million | 17,766 |
| FY2008 | $8,914 | $159.5 million | 17,892 |
| FY2007 | $8,124 | $151.0 million | 18,583 |
| FY2006 | $7,923 | $143.5 million | 18,118 |
| FY2005 | $7,742 | $135.6 million | 17,521 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $66.9 million | 14.4% |
| State | $265.4 million | 57.3% |
| Local | $130.6 million | 28.2% |
| Total | $462.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
23 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4202280
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved