Pittsburgh SD
A public school district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 56 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 19,571
- Students enrolled
- 1,657
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,117.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,008
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 19,571 in 2024–25
- Ranks 395th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 3rd 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: $24,008 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 84% 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
Pittsburgh SD spent $24,008 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,559 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 | $24,008 | $481.0 million | 20,034 |
| FY2022 | $24,314 | $488.8 million | 20,105 |
| FY2021 | $21,488 | $460.0 million | 21,407 |
| FY2020 | $21,462 | $486.4 million | 22,665 |
| FY2019 | $21,808 | $500.1 million | 22,934 |
| FY2018 | $21,364 | $477.9 million | 22,370 |
| FY2017 | $20,413 | $456.4 million | 22,359 |
| FY2016 | $18,682 | $449.9 million | 24,083 |
| FY2015 | $17,863 | $440.4 million | 24,657 |
| FY2014 | $15,223 | $396.4 million | 26,041 |
| FY2013 | $16,768 | $440.9 million | 26,292 |
| FY2012 | $15,615 | $416.2 million | 26,653 |
| FY2011 | $15,856 | $443.7 million | 27,982 |
| FY2010 | $15,340 | $428.7 million | 27,945 |
| FY2009 | $15,175 | $424.1 million | 27,945 |
| FY2008 | $15,497 | $429.0 million | 27,680 |
| FY2007 | $13,909 | $431.2 million | 31,005 |
| FY2006 | $14,947 | $485.9 million | 32,506 |
| FY2005 | $12,559 | $428.7 million | 34,131 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $95.5 million | 11.7% |
| State | $326.6 million | 40.0% |
| Local | $395.0 million | 48.3% |
| Total | $817.2 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
56 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
- 4219170
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