Harrisburg City SD
A public school district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,578
- Students enrolled
- 416
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 715
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,828
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,578 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,429th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 39th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,828 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 68% 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
Harrisburg City SD spent $18,828 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,654 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 | $18,828 | $120.6 million | 6,404 |
| FY2022 | $16,794 | $109.0 million | 6,490 |
| FY2021 | $14,871 | $96.2 million | 6,471 |
| FY2020 | $14,822 | $98.2 million | 6,622 |
| FY2019 | $16,344 | $106.9 million | 6,540 |
| FY2018 | $16,607 | $108.4 million | 6,528 |
| FY2017 | $16,144 | $99.8 million | 6,182 |
| FY2016 | $14,918 | $96.8 million | 6,488 |
| FY2015 | $13,631 | $87.4 million | 6,414 |
| FY2014 | $12,805 | $81.9 million | 6,398 |
| FY2013 | $16,379 | $103.4 million | 6,311 |
| FY2012 | $13,949 | $93.3 million | 6,691 |
| FY2011 | $13,025 | $103.5 million | 7,944 |
| FY2010 | $14,304 | $116.0 million | 8,112 |
| FY2009 | $13,830 | $114.9 million | 8,306 |
| FY2008 | $13,049 | $109.5 million | 8,391 |
| FY2007 | $12,430 | $105.7 million | 8,500 |
| FY2006 | $12,073 | $107.7 million | 8,918 |
| FY2005 | $12,654 | $105.2 million | 8,312 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $39.2 million | 18.6% |
| State | $108.1 million | 51.2% |
| Local | $63.6 million | 30.2% |
| Total | $210.9 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
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin School | 678 |
| Camp Curtin Academy | 724 |
| Cougar Academy | 300 |
| Downey School | 405 |
| Foose School | 522 |
| Harrisburg High School | 1,343 |
| Harrisburg High School - SciTech Cmp | 347 |
| Marshall Math Science Academy | 408 |
| Melrose School | 536 |
| Rowland Academy | 353 |
| Scott at Lincoln School | 484 |
| Steele School | 362 |
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
- 4211580
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