Upper Dauphin Area SD
A public school district in Lykens, Pennsylvania, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,018
- Students enrolled
- 78
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 162.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,714
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,018 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,363rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 419th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 58% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,714 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
Upper Dauphin Area SD spent $18,714 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,177 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 | $18,714 | $19.9 million | 1,063 |
| FY2022 | $18,128 | $18.8 million | 1,039 |
| FY2021 | $16,812 | $17.7 million | 1,051 |
| FY2020 | $16,278 | $17.9 million | 1,098 |
| FY2019 | $15,783 | $17.7 million | 1,122 |
| FY2018 | $14,619 | $16.8 million | 1,151 |
| FY2017 | $14,297 | $16.7 million | 1,169 |
| FY2016 | $13,160 | $15.7 million | 1,196 |
| FY2015 | $12,913 | $15.7 million | 1,213 |
| FY2014 | $12,004 | $15.1 million | 1,254 |
| FY2013 | $12,141 | $15.0 million | 1,237 |
| FY2012 | $11,269 | $14.1 million | 1,249 |
| FY2011 | $11,341 | $14.5 million | 1,278 |
| FY2010 | $11,253 | $14.1 million | 1,255 |
| FY2009 | $10,868 | $13.6 million | 1,247 |
| FY2008 | $10,321 | $13.2 million | 1,280 |
| FY2007 | $9,770 | $12.8 million | 1,313 |
| FY2006 | $9,737 | $12.7 million | 1,309 |
| FY2005 | $9,177 | $12.0 million | 1,308 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.1 million | 12.0% |
| State | $11.8 million | 46.7% |
| Local | $10.5 million | 41.2% |
| Total | $25.4 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Upper Dauphin Area El School | 373 |
| Upper Dauphin Area High School | 331 |
| Upper Dauphin Area MS | 302 |
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
- 4224360
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