Pennsylvania Public School Enrollment by County and Grade Since 2016

Historical enrollment counts for Pennsylvania public schools are provided by grade level and county. The dataset spans from the 2016-2017 school year to the most current available, compiled from reports by districts, charter schools, and other state-funded educational facilities. Data for the 2019-2020 school year is excluded due to COVID-19 reporting waivers.

Use Cases

• Analyze enrollment trends over time for specific grades like '1st Grade' or '11th Grade' using the 'School Year' column.
• Compare student population distributions across counties by aggregating 'Total' enrollment figures grouped by 'County'.
• Model early childhood education demand by examining 'Pre-Kindergarten Full Day' and 'K4 Full Day' counts at the county level.
• Assess grade-level progression patterns by tracking cohorts through columns for sequential grades from '1st Grade' to '12th Grade'.

Strengths

• Multi-year time series starting from the 2016-2017 school year.
• Granular breakdown by 22 grade-level columns from Pre-K to 12th grade.
• Covers all publicly funded schools in Pennsylvania, including charter schools and vocational facilities.

Limitations

• Missing the entire 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19 reporting waivers.
• County and state totals are unique student counts and do not sum from school-level reports.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical robustness.

Provenance

Source

Pennsylvania Information Management System (PIMS).

Collection Method

Reported by school districts, area vocational-technical schools, charter schools, intermediate units, and state-operated facilities.

Time Range

School Year 2016-2017 through the most current school year.

Freshness

Updated through the most current school year, with a last platform update on 2025-05-19.

Geography

State of Pennsylvania, United States, aggregated by county.