Cheltenham SD
A public school district in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,176
- Students enrolled
- 335.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 561
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $25,323
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,176 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,322nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 97th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $25,323 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 87% 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
Cheltenham SD spent $25,323 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,712 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 | $25,323 | $107.4 million | 4,240 |
| FY2022 | $24,905 | $103.2 million | 4,142 |
| FY2021 | $22,519 | $93.9 million | 4,168 |
| FY2020 | $22,207 | $97.6 million | 4,396 |
| FY2019 | $22,857 | $98.5 million | 4,308 |
| FY2018 | $21,341 | $97.0 million | 4,545 |
| FY2017 | $20,844 | $96.3 million | 4,619 |
| FY2016 | $20,323 | $92.1 million | 4,533 |
| FY2015 | $18,563 | $85.9 million | 4,627 |
| FY2014 | $17,823 | $81.3 million | 4,561 |
| FY2013 | $17,271 | $77.8 million | 4,504 |
| FY2012 | $17,091 | $76.2 million | 4,458 |
| FY2011 | $18,058 | $80.3 million | 4,445 |
| FY2010 | $17,772 | $77.9 million | 4,386 |
| FY2009 | $18,257 | $77.8 million | 4,264 |
| FY2008 | $17,000 | $74.2 million | 4,365 |
| FY2007 | $15,698 | $71.9 million | 4,580 |
| FY2006 | $14,688 | $68.5 million | 4,663 |
| FY2005 | $13,712 | $64.9 million | 4,732 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.1 million | 3.0% |
| State | $27.1 million | 19.8% |
| Local | $105.8 million | 77.2% |
| Total | $137.0 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cedarbrook MS | 672 |
| Cheltenham El School | 406 |
| Cheltenham High School | 1,450 |
| Elkins Park School | 569 |
| Glenside El School | 360 |
| Myers El School | 310 |
| Wyncote El School | 373 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4205760
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