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Allentown, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Arts Academy Cs #362 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,358 per pupil, Arts Academy Cs ranks #433 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Arts Academy Cs operates 1 public schools serving 312 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lehigh County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,358 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 87.0% local, 0.7% state, and 12.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #362 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 296:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% African American, 17.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Arts Academy Cs, enrolling 296 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Arts Academy Cs accounts for 94.9% of all Arts Academy Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arts Academy Cs a distant remainder — means Arts Academy Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Arts Academy Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Arts Academy Cs student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Arts Academy Cs is typically wider than the Arts Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Arts Academy Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 32.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Arts Academy Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 312 students.
How much does Arts Academy Cs spend per student?
Arts Academy Cs spends $16,358 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #362 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Arts Academy Cs?
Arts Academy Cs students are 52.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% African American, 17.6% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arts Academy Cs?
Arts Academy Cs has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #362 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.