Highlands SD
A public school district in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,047
- Students enrolled
- 162.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 287.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,428
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,047 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,472nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 241st of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 74% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,428 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 61% 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
Highlands SD spent $17,428 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,723 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 | $17,428 | $38.7 million | 2,218 |
| FY2022 | $17,029 | $38.6 million | 2,269 |
| FY2021 | $16,044 | $36.5 million | 2,273 |
| FY2020 | $15,924 | $38.1 million | 2,393 |
| FY2019 | $15,461 | $39.0 million | 2,520 |
| FY2018 | $15,400 | $38.9 million | 2,526 |
| FY2017 | $14,516 | $37.3 million | 2,569 |
| FY2016 | $14,213 | $37.2 million | 2,615 |
| FY2015 | $14,239 | $35.3 million | 2,481 |
| FY2014 | $13,090 | $32.7 million | 2,500 |
| FY2013 | $11,817 | $30.7 million | 2,599 |
| FY2012 | $11,110 | $29.7 million | 2,672 |
| FY2011 | $12,035 | $33.0 million | 2,742 |
| FY2010 | $11,969 | $33.6 million | 2,806 |
| FY2009 | $11,221 | $31.7 million | 2,827 |
| FY2008 | $10,527 | $30.0 million | 2,853 |
| FY2007 | $10,504 | $29.9 million | 2,847 |
| FY2006 | $9,755 | $28.3 million | 2,899 |
| FY2005 | $9,723 | $28.6 million | 2,941 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.5 million | 6.8% |
| State | $24.9 million | 48.3% |
| Local | $23.2 million | 44.9% |
| Total | $51.6 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Highlands Early Childhood Center | 205 |
| Highlands El School | 559 |
| Highlands MS | 575 |
| Highlands SHS | 665 |
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
- 4211880
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