An equity score of 43/100 ranks Arts Academy Cs #385 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,772 per pupil, Arts Academy Cs ranks #475 of 672 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 $16,772 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 672 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 43/100, ranked #385 of 649 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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Arts Academy Cs reports 57.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $16,772 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #385 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 43/100, ranking #385 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.