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EITC Student Economic Data

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Summary

  • While no state agency collects comprehensive information regarding scholarship students’ family income or demographics, this report compiles data from scholarship providers and financial services providers to provide details about EITC recipients and OSTC scholarship recipients.
  • The data collected from FACTS Tuition Management (FACTS) and Simple Tuition Solutions (STS) represents approximately 43 percent (33,000 students) of EITC and OSTC scholarship recipients across the state. Data collected from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia demonstrates that most families receiving tax credit scholarships earn below the median income level for their respective county.

Facts Tuition Management

  • FACTS provides private schools with application, financial aid, and tuition management services, helping evaluate student eligibility for financial aid, including for EITC and OSTC. This allows schools to make data-driven award decisions based on each family’s financial needs.
  • FACTS provided aggregate data to the authors of this report on EITC/OSTC scholarship recipients process for schools and scholarship organizations across Pennsylvania.
Household Income and Demographics
  • Data provided by FACTS represents 27,342 Pennsylvania private school students.
    • FACTS shows an average household income of $41,463 for EITC/OSTC scholarship recipients across the state.
    • The average household size for an EITC/OSTC scholarship recipient is four people.
    • An average scholarship of $2,780 was awarded to each student.
    • 21 percent of students received a dual award for the 2023–24 school year. (Dual award indicates that the student’s financial aid package included more than one scholarship source.) The average scholarship for students receiving dual awards was $3,880.

Simple Tuition Solutions

  • Simple Tuition Solutions (STS) provides tuition management and financial aid assessment software for private K–12 schools and scholarship organizations in Pennsylvania. STS effectively and accurately assesses the financial need of families seeking tuition assistance.
Household Income and Demographics
  • Data provided by STS represents 6,547 Pennsylvania private school students across 53 counties.
    • STS shows an average household income of $73,100 for EITC scholarship students and $54,500 for OSTC scholarship recipients across the state.
    • The average household size for an EITC scholarship recipient is 4.4 people, and 4.1 for OSTC recipients.
    • STS reports EITC scholarship recipients as racially diverse, with one in three students identifying as a person of color.
      • 56 percent White.
      • 19 percent Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish.
      • 10 percent Unknown/Failed to Answer.
      • 9 percent Black or African American.
      • 5 percent Other.
      • 2 percent Asian.