Infrastructure
District profile / Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh School District
19,571
Students
2024-25 school year
56
Schools
2024-25 school year
$21,488
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 36% above the Pennsylvania median
11.8
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4
Pittsburgh School District is a public school district based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 19,571 students in 56 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 100% of them. Its schools average 349 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Wayne Walters. It spends about $21,488 per student on day-to-day operations, 36% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 11.8 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Pittsburgh compares
PittsburghPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$697.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 9%State 41%Local 49%
| Measure | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $21,488 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,909 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $717.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $697.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,657 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 4,117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 343 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Wayne Walters
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh School DistrictPittsburgh · this district | 19,571 | 56 | $21,488 | 11.8 | #2 |
| Central Bucks School DistrictDoylestown | 16,941 | 23 | $17,149 | 13.3 | #3 |
| Allentown City School DistrictAllentown | 16,769 | 23 | $14,768 | 15.9 | #4 |
| Reading School DistrictReading | 16,664 | 19 | $12,291 | 15.2 | #5 |
| Hazleton Area School DistrictHazle Twp | 13,141 | 11 | $12,031 | 16.8 | #6 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood R-VIEureka, MO | 19,597 | $12,016 | 14.2 |
| South Washington County SchoolsCottage Grove, MN | 19,578 | $12,973 | 16.9 |
| Bentonville School DistrictBentonville, AR | 19,575 | $10,617 | 14.5 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictPalmer, AK | 19,495 | $16,925 | 19.2 |
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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