Track Every Dollar · Pennsylvania

Philadelphia School District

Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.

Where the money comes from

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Federal $818 million16.5%
  • All other federal money$551 million67.3%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$155 million19.0%
  • School meals$78.5 million9.6%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$11.1 million1.4%
  • Career and technical education$10.0 million1.2%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$9.4 million1.2%
  • English learners (Title III)$2.9 million0.4%
  • Impact Aid$296,000under 0.1%

Inside the federal total: $461 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $2.1 billion43.2%
  • General formula aid$1.5 billion69.3%
  • Staff improvement$288 million13.4%
  • Special education$168 million7.8%
  • All other state money$109 million5.1%
  • Transportation$75.7 million3.5%
  • Buildings and debt payments$9.3 million0.4%
  • School meals$8.8 million0.4%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$105,000under 0.1%
Local $2.0 billion40.3%
  • Property taxes$1.0 billion52.1%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$544 million27.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$379 million19.0%
  • From cities and counties$23.0 million1.2%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$8.8 million0.4%
  • From other school districts$2.5 million0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$2.6 billion53.2%
  • Support services Details$1.0 billion20.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$330 million32.6%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$173 million17.2%
    • School administration: principals' offices$130 million12.8%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$122 million12.0%
    • Business office and central services$101 million10.0%
    • Student transportation$86.8 million8.6%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$69.0 million6.8%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$335 million6.9%

    Of this, construction: $322 million.

  • Food service and other$93.9 million1.9%
  • Interest on debt$169 million3.5%
  • Community services and adult education$63.2 million1.3%
  • Payments to state and local governments$49.6 million1.0%
  • Payments to other school districts$543 million11.2%

Inside these totals: $1.1 billion in salaries and wages, $700 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $3.3 billion.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (117,907). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 118545, NCES ID 4218990.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.gov the data file

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