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North Penn School District

Lansdale, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Todd Bauer · #8 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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12,911

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,564

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 18% above the Pennsylvania median

13.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

North Penn School District is a public school district based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, serving 12,911 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 98% of them. Its schools average 759 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Todd Bauer. It spends about $18,564 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.

How North Penn compares

North PennPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,564

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 18% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,556

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 24% above · FY2020-21

Students per school759

Pennsylvania median 560 · 36% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.6

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor275

Pennsylvania median 328 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$282.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 19%Local 77%

Measure	North Penn	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,564	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,556	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$284.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$282.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	951	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,993	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.6	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	275	328	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Todd Bauer

Superintendent, North Penn School District

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Pennsylvania

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Hazleton Area School DistrictHazle Twp	13,141	11	$12,031	16.8	#6
Downingtown Area School DistrictDowningtown	13,074	16	$15,394	13.5	#7
North Penn School DistrictLansdale · this district	12,911	17	$18,564	13.6	#8
Bethlehem Area School DistrictBethlehem	12,769	22	$15,963	12.9	#9
Central Dauphin School DistrictHarrisburg	12,517	19	$13,889	13.9	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Victoria ISDVictoria, TX	12,919	$10,135	14.3
Peoria School District 150Peoria, IL	12,913	$18,089	15.0
Dougherty CountyAlbany, GA	12,910	$13,566	13.6
Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouth, VA	12,905	$13,350	13.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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