# Pupil to teacher ratio, public schools in Pennsylvania

Pupil to teacher ratio, public schools in Pennsylvania was 13.3 pupils per teacher in 2022. Source: National Center for Education Statistics.

- Indicator id: `pupil_teacher_ratio_public_k12`
- Place id: `us-state-42`
- Unit: pupils per teacher
- Definition: Students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the fall divided by the full-time-equivalent number of public school teachers, from the NCES Digest of Education Statistics (Common Core of Data). The year is the fall of the school year (2022 means fall 2022, the 2022-23 school year).
- Note: This is not class size: teachers include those who do not lead a regular class, such as special education and specialist teachers. NCES publishes it for selected years only (2000, 2012 and 2017 onwards).
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, table 208.40: public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios by state (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_208.40.asp)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US government work, 17 U.S.C. 105); citation requested
- Citation: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of Education Statistics, table 208.40: public elementary and secondary pupil/teacher ratios by state. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_208.40.asp. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/pupil-teacher-ratio-public-schools/pennsylvania
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=pupil_teacher_ratio_public_k12&place=us-state-42

| Period | pupils per teacher |
|---|---:|
| 2022 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | 13.6 |
| 2019 | 13.9 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14.2 |
| 2012 | 14.3 |
| 2000 | 15.5 |