Public schools and districts in Pennsylvania
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 785
- Regular districts
- 500
- Schools
- 2,920
- Students in regular districts
- 1,502,393
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Pennsylvania agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia City SD NCES 4218990 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Philadelphia | 220 | 120,057 | 15:1 |
| Commonwealth Charter Academy CS NCES 4200119 · Independent charter district | Harrisburg | 1 | 29,321 | 16.2:1 |
| Pittsburgh SD NCES 4219170 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Pittsburgh | 56 | 19,571 | 11.8:1 |
| Central Bucks SD NCES 4205310 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Doylestown | 23 | 16,941 | 13.3:1 |
| Allentown City SD NCES 4202280 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Allentown | 23 | 16,769 | 15.9:1 |
| Reading SD NCES 4220040 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Reading | 19 | 16,664 | 15.2:1 |
| Hazleton Area SD NCES 4211700 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Hazle Twp | 11 | 13,141 | 16.8:1 |
| Downingtown Area SD NCES 4207710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Downingtown | 16 | 13,074 | 13.5:1 |
| North Penn SD NCES 4217280 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Lansdale | 17 | 12,911 | 13.6:1 |
| Bethlehem Area SD NCES 4203570 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Bethlehem | 22 | 12,769 | 12.9:1 |
| Central Dauphin SD NCES 4205400 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Harrisburg | 19 | 12,517 | 13.9:1 |
| Upper Darby SD NCES 4224320 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Upper Darby | 13 | 12,356 | 13.7:1 |
| West Chester Area SD NCES 4225290 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Exton | 17 | 12,042 | 12.7:1 |
| Erie City SD NCES 4209300 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Erie | 15 | 10,593 | 12.9:1 |
| Council Rock SD NCES 4206960 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Newtown | 14 | 10,403 | 13.6:1 |
| Cumberland Valley SD NCES 4207110 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Mechanicsburg | 11 | 10,401 | 16.1:1 |
| Pennsylvania Cyber CS NCES 4200071 · Independent charter district | Midland | 1 | 10,198 | 23:1 |
| Parkland SD NCES 4218510 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Allentown | 12 | 9,996 | 14.7:1 |
| Lancaster SD NCES 4213140 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Lancaster | 19 | 9,959 | 11.2:1 |
| Pennsbury SD NCES 4218840 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fallsington | 14 | 9,475 | 11.7:1 |
| Chambersburg Area SD NCES 4205550 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Chambersburg | 17 | 9,429 | 15.9:1 |
| Neshaminy SD NCES 4216410 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Langhorne | 10 | 9,419 | 16.3:1 |
| Scranton SD NCES 4221090 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Scranton | 15 | 9,237 | 13:1 |
| North Allegheny SD NCES 4217010 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Pittsburgh | 11 | 8,613 | 13.9:1 |
| Lower Merion SD NCES 4214160 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Ardmore | 11 | 8,533 | 11.1:1 |
Large public high schools in Pennsylvania
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Reading SHS
Reading SD · 09–12
Upper Darby SHS
Upper Darby SD · 09–12
Hazleton Area HS
Hazleton Area SD · 09–12
Northeast HS
Philadelphia City SD · 09–12
Parkland HS
Parkland SD · 09–12
North Penn SHS
North Penn SD · 10–12
Cumberland Valley HS
Cumberland Valley SD · 09–12
William Allen HS
Allentown City SD · 09–12
Neshaminy HS
Neshaminy SD · 09–12
Pennsbury HS
Pennsbury SD · 09–12
Emmaus HS
East Penn SD · 09–12
Easton Area HS
Easton Area SD · 09–12
North Allegheny HS
North Allegheny SD · 09–12
Abington SHS
Abington SD · 09–12
Spring-Ford SHS 9-12 Ctr
Spring-Ford Area SD · 09–12
McCaskey Campus
Lancaster SD · 09–12
Wilkes-Barre Area HS
Wilkes-Barre Area SD · 09–12
Liberty HS
Bethlehem Area SD · 09–12
Erie HS
Erie City SD · 09–12
Lincoln HS
Philadelphia City SD · 09–12