per pupil spending in 2008, solanco school district administration reported that per pupil spending was $10,501 which ranked 437th among pennsylvania's 501 school districts. by 2010, the per pupil spending had increased to $11,675.56 among the states, pennsylvania's total per pupil revenue (including all sources) ranked 11th at $15,023 per student, in 2008-09. in 2007, the pennsylvania per pupil total expenditures was $12,759. the u.s. census bureau reports that pennsylvania spent $8,191 per pupil in school year 2000-01.