README_SDP_Expenditure.txt
REVISIONS
20260101 (January 1st, 2026) - First release of fiscal year 2025 vendor/supplier expenditure data.

This README file contains some background information and guidance on School District of Philadelphia (SDP) data. This set 
of data was extracted on January 1st 2026 and includes information about expenditures during the 2025 fiscal year. 
This release of data is for every vendor/supplier which had expenditures during the 2025 fiscal year. 
Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, or would like to request other data sets.
Happy data diving!
opendata@philasd.org

Individual files:

README_SDP_Expenditure.txt  - You're soaking in it!

expenditure_information.csv
Provides basic information on every vendor/supplier which has expenditures. 
VENDOR_NUMBER - Identifier for the vendor/supplier.
VENDOR_NAME - The name of the vendor/supplier.
ACTIVITY - Code identifying the expenditure activity.
ACTIVITY_NAME - Description of the activity type; for example, Payments to charter school, Maintenance, Food Service, etc.
OPERATING_EXP_AMT - Amount of expenditure from operating funds.
GRANT_EXP_AMT - Amount of expenditure from grant funds.
CAPITAL_EXP_AMT - Amount of expenditure from capital funds. 
OTHER_EXP_AMT - Amount of expenditure from other funds.
TOTAL_EXP_AMT - The total expenditure.
RUN_DATE - The date the data was extracted from SDP data systems.

School District Data Sets Terms of Use.pdf
Terms of use for use the open data sets from the School District of Philadelphia.