State overview
Pennsylvania
499 regular public school districts · 1,509,328 students
Academic standing
51st percentile
Estimate from 499 districts and 795,809 assessments
What stands out
Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.
21.9% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 23% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Pennsylvania.
Multi-year state tests
499 district trends available
Comparable official results are available for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Open a district profile to see math, reading and science trends where the state reported them.
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Public school districts in Pennsylvania
The list includes regular public school districts and excludes charter, service and other education agencies. It is ranked by the selected topic when a comparable measure exists.
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