Pennsylvania School District Rankings

500 districts serving 1,598,389 students

Data from NCES Common Core of Data. Browse all Pennsylvania districts

Largest District
Philadelphia City SD
117,907 students
Most Schools
Philadelphia City SD
220 schools
Total Districts
500
Total Students
1.6M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in Pennsylvania, ranked by total student enrollment.

#DistrictStudents
1Philadelphia City SD117,907
2Commonwealth Charter Academy CS23,590
3Pittsburgh SD19,769
4Central Bucks SD17,257
5Reading SD16,657
6Allentown City SD16,510
7Downingtown Area SD13,238
8North Penn SD12,997
9Bethlehem Area SD12,864
10Hazleton Area SD12,609
11Central Dauphin SD12,543
12Upper Darby SD12,494
13West Chester Area SD12,109
14Erie City SD10,493
15Council Rock SD10,486
16Pennsylvania Cyber CS10,378
17Cumberland Valley SD10,234
18Lancaster SD10,015
19Parkland SD9,974
20Pennsbury SD9,596
21Neshaminy SD9,477
22Chambersburg Area SD9,301
23Scranton SD9,266
24Abington SD8,608
25North Allegheny SD8,554
26Lower Merion SD8,518
27Wilkes-Barre Area SD8,134
28Spring-Ford Area SD8,060
29Easton Area SD7,978
30East Penn SD7,943
31Pocono Mountain SD7,874
32Norristown Area SD7,662
33Seneca Valley SD7,476
34West Shore SD7,449
35Altoona Area SD7,019
36Hempfield SD6,998
37Tredyffrin-Easttown SD6,937
38State College Area SD6,712
39Haverford Township SD6,610
40Boyertown Area SD6,561
41Wilson SD6,560
42Harrisburg City SD6,395
43Millcreek Township SD6,393
44Dallastown Area SD6,370
45East Stroudsburg Area SD6,330
46Bensalem Township SD6,329
47Pennridge SD6,284
48York City SD6,232
49Reach Cyber CS6,146
50Bristol Township SD6,111

Districts with Most Schools

Pennsylvania school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#DistrictSchools
1Philadelphia City SD220
2Pittsburgh SD56
3Central Bucks SD23
4Bethlehem Area SD22
5Allentown City SD21
6Reading SD19
7Central Dauphin SD19
8Lancaster SD19
9North Penn SD17
10West Chester Area SD17
11Chambersburg Area SD17
12Downingtown Area SD16
13Erie City SD15
14Scranton SD15
15Council Rock SD14
16Pennsbury SD14
17Upper Darby SD13
18West Shore SD13
19Parkland SD12
20Norristown Area SD12
21Harrisburg City SD12
22Hazleton Area SD11
23Cumberland Valley SD11
24North Allegheny SD11
25Lower Merion SD11
26Spring-Ford Area SD11
27Altoona Area SD11
28State College Area SD11
29Pennridge SD11
30William Penn SD11
31Neshaminy SD10
32Wilkes-Barre Area SD10
33East Penn SD10
34Hempfield SD10
35East Stroudsburg Area SD10
36Penn Manor SD10
37Mt Lebanon SD10
38Carlisle Area SD10
39Abington SD9
40Easton Area SD9
41Pocono Mountain SD9
42Boyertown Area SD9
43Millcreek Township SD9
44Bensalem Township SD9
45York City SD9
46Souderton Area SD9
47Manheim Township SD9
48Butler Area SD9
49Ridley SD9
50Canon-McMillan SD9

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