William Penn SD
A public school district in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,499
- Students enrolled
- 336.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 519
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,485
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,499 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,148th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 83rd of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,485 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 75% 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
William Penn SD spent $20,485 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,509 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 | $20,485 | $94.7 million | 4,623 |
| FY2022 | $19,270 | $89.5 million | 4,642 |
| FY2021 | $16,989 | $81.0 million | 4,770 |
| FY2020 | $16,730 | $82.2 million | 4,916 |
| FY2019 | $16,439 | $83.3 million | 5,069 |
| FY2018 | $15,626 | $78.3 million | 5,010 |
| FY2017 | $15,838 | $78.6 million | 4,965 |
| FY2016 | $16,394 | $82.6 million | 5,036 |
| FY2015 | $14,820 | $75.6 million | 5,101 |
| FY2014 | $14,272 | $72.5 million | 5,083 |
| FY2013 | $15,041 | $78.5 million | 5,217 |
| FY2012 | $13,631 | $72.1 million | 5,289 |
| FY2011 | $14,609 | $77.5 million | 5,305 |
| FY2010 | $13,395 | $72.5 million | 5,415 |
| FY2009 | $13,142 | $69.7 million | 5,306 |
| FY2008 | $12,801 | $70.1 million | 5,473 |
| FY2007 | $12,485 | $67.8 million | 5,431 |
| FY2006 | $11,796 | $63.9 million | 5,415 |
| FY2005 | $10,509 | $59.0 million | 5,610 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.5 million | 12.3% |
| State | $57.3 million | 45.5% |
| Local | $53.1 million | 42.2% |
| Total | $125.9 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Aldan El School | 238 |
| Ardmore Avenue El School | 535 |
| Bell Avenue School | 265 |
| Colwyn El School | 135 |
| East Lansdowne El School | 269 |
| Park Lane El School | 304 |
| Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy | 379 |
| Penn Wood High School | 1,148 |
| Penn Wood MS | 667 |
| W B Evans El School | 304 |
| Walnut Street El School | 255 |
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
- 4226390
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