Pennsylvania Public School Enrollment by County, Grade, and Gender

Historical enrollment data covers all publicly funded schools in Pennsylvania from the 2016-2017 school year onward. The Pennsylvania Department of Education collects this information via the Pennsylvania Information Management System (PIMS), with reports submitted by local education agencies as of each October 1 count date.

Use Cases

• Analyze enrollment trends over time for specific grades like 9th Grade or 12th Grade using the School Year and County columns.
• Compare gender distribution across different counties and grade levels using the Gender, County, and grade-specific columns.
• Model early childhood education demand by aggregating Pre-Kindergarten Full Day, Pre-Kindergarten Half Day, K4, and K5 enrollment figures by County.
• Assess regional educational capacity by calculating total student load per county using the Total column alongside detailed grade breakdowns.

Strengths

• Data spans multiple school years from 2016-2017 to the present, enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Includes granular breakdown across 22 columns for county, grade, gender, and school year.

Limitations

• County and state totals are unique student counts and do not sum from school-level reports, complicating aggregation.
• Excludes part-day enrollments from Intermediate Units and Career and Technology Centers from county totals.
• Half-day grade figures (e.g., PKH, K4H) are sums of morning/afternoon sessions, not direct counts.

Provenance

Source

Pennsylvania Information Management System (PIMS), managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Collection Method

Reported by school districts, charter schools, area vocational-technical schools, intermediate units, and state-operated facilities for students enrolled as of October 1.

Time Range

School years from 2016-2017 through the most current school year.

Freshness

Updated with the current school year; last platform update was 2025-07-07.

Geography

State of Pennsylvania, aggregated at the county level.