Types of Schools

The commonwealth’s K-12 education system serves more than 1.7 million students. Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts range in size from approximately 200 students to more than 140,000 students. In addition to traditional public schools, more than 160 brick-and-mortar charter schools and 14 cyber charter schools are responsible for educating 135,000 students. Pennsylvania’s 29 Intermediate Units (IUs) provide special education, professional development, and technical assistance services to school districts, charter schools, and private schools. Career and technical education programs are provided at 136 high schools and 84 career and technical centers, offering over 1,720 approved programs of study to more than 66,000 students.

 

Pennsylvania is also home to nearly 300 postsecondary and higher education institutions including 14 community colleges, 14 state-owned institutions, and four state-related universities. In addition, there are eight private, state-aided institutions and 88 private colleges and universities. In the 2015-16 school year, these public and private institutions awarded more than 187,000 postsecondary credentials ranging from industry-recognized certifications to doctoral and professional degrees.

 

Pennsylvania’s educational system also encompasses a network of 604 state-supported public libraries and 29 District Library Centers, which provide resources, technology, and programs that support pre-K to 12 students, as well as adult learners, in all 67 counties.

Pennsylvania Department of Education's

EdNA (Education Names & Addresses)

Education Names and Addresses (commonly referred to as EdNA) is an application that provides up-to-date names, addresses, and other types of contact information for educational entities in Pennsylvania. EdNA is open to the public.

 

The data stored in EdNA is connected to multiple other PDE systems/applications that (generally) retrieve data from EdNA when needed.

Maps​

Map of Pennsylvania School Districts, Intermediate Units, Career and Technical Centers and Sending School Districts:

Map of Pennsylvania Institutions of Postsecondary and High Education:

The Division of Program Services, Pennsylvania Department of Education, is pleased to provide you with the latest update of the Pennsylvania Institutions of Postsecondary and Higher Education Map. The map lists all degree-granting institutions that are approved to operate in Pennsylvania.

Other Web Sites for Mapping: