PSEA is a community of education professionals who make a difference in the lives of students every day.
One of PSEA’s priorities is providing up-to-date facts and information about Pennsylvania’s public schools all in one place to help you better understand:
Check out the information below to learn more.
(Note: “Educators” includes special and regular education teachers, school counselors, nurses, school psychologists, therapists, reading specialists, ESL instructors, and librarians.)
(Note: “Educators” includes special and regular education teachers, guidance counselors, nurses, school psychologists, therapists, reading specialists, ESL instructors, and librarians.)
Relative to comparable professionals, teaching already has a growing pay disadvantage.
(Note: Salaries and benefits represent total compensation for all school employees. Figures do not include state reimbursement for pension (PSERS) and Social Security benefits; (net) district expenditures for salaries and benefits are lower when reimbursement payments to school districts are included.)
Pennsylvania ranked 14th in average state ACT score (Composite Score; 1 being the highest score and 50 the lowest), and 43rd in the proportion of students who take the ACT. (Since Pennsylvania has one of the lowest proportions of students taking the ACTs, an overall higher ranking among states is not unexpected.)
Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the nation in the percentage of full-time college students who complete their bachelor’s degrees.
School entities, total educators, personnel data:
Student enrollment figures and projections:
https://www.education.pa.gov/DataAndReporting/Enrollment/Pages/EnrProjections.aspx
General fund budget figures for school districts:
Population (student) density figures:
Starting salaries:
The inflation adjusted teacher salary:
Teacher salaries vs. comparable professions:
Remote work information:
Total wage data:
District expenditures data (salaries, benefits, and total expenditures):
PSEA Education Support Professional Wage Survey:
Total number of support staff in Pennsylvania:
Basic education subsidy information:
Total revenues to school districts:
Expenditure per student (Average Daily Membership):
Percentage of children in poverty:
NAEP scores:
High school graduate plans:
AP exam information:
ACT score data
SAT score data:
Percentage of full-time college students who complete their degrees: