Penn Hills SD vs Reading SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Penn Hills SD Reading SD
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Reading, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 3,026 17,363
Number of Schools 3 19
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.8:1 15.1:1

Spending

Metric Penn Hills SD Reading SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $30,034 $17,489
Federal Revenue 12.6% 13.9%
State Revenue 34.3% 70.2%
Local Revenue 53.0% 15.9%
Penn Hills SD
Federal State Local
Reading SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Penn Hills SD Reading SD
White 20.2% 4.5%
African American 63.2% 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.1% 87.9%
Asian 1.0% 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 9.2% 1.5%
Free/Reduced Lunch 95.9% 99.2%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Penn Hills SD Reading SD
AP Courses Offered 12 9
Schools with AP 1 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 276:1 461.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 45.3% 45.9%

School Types

Penn Hills SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Reading SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.