An equity score of 54/100 ranks Arts Academy Elementary Cs #271 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,517 per pupil, Arts Academy Elementary Cs ranks #295 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 Elementary Cs operates 1 public schools serving 414 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 $18,517 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.0% local, 1.0% state, and 16.0% 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 54/100, ranked #271 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 425:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Arts Academy Elementary Cs, enrolling 425 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Arts Academy Elementary Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Arts Academy Elementary Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arts Academy Elementary Cs a distant remainder — means Arts Academy Elementary 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 Elementary Cs reports 75.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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 Elementary Cs student-counselor ratio is 425:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Arts Academy Elementary Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 29.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Arts Academy Elementary Cs is typically wider than the Arts Academy Elementary Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Arts Academy Elementary Cs?
Arts Academy Elementary Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 414 students.
How much does Arts Academy Elementary Cs spend per student?
Arts Academy Elementary Cs spends $18,517 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #271 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Arts Academy Elementary Cs?
Arts Academy Elementary Cs students are 81.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arts Academy Elementary Cs?
Arts Academy Elementary Cs has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #271 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.