Pennsylvania’s public education system doesn’t lack funding; it lacks parental empowerment.
New data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education shows statewide per-pupil funding reached, up from $19,966 the year before. That’s $452,260 per classroom and among the highest per-pupil spending in the country.
Statewide, school district reserve funds increased to $5.9 billion in 2022, up from $5.2 billion the previous year. Originally intended to help school districts weather economic downturns or unexpected events, these budget reserves are growing so large they dwarf the state’s rainy-day fund. Last year, the rainy-day fund totaled 12 percent of the state budget, and school district reserve funds averaged 24 percent.
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