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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Catalyst Academy Cs #353 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,011 per pupil, Catalyst Academy Cs ranks #134 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Catalyst Academy Cs operates 1 public schools serving 247 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 Allegheny County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,011 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 80.1% local, 0.1% state, and 19.8% 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 47/100, ranked #353 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 315:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Catalyst Academy Cs, enrolling 315 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Catalyst Academy Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Catalyst Academy Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Catalyst Academy Cs a distant remainder — means Catalyst 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.
Catalyst Academy Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.3% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Catalyst Academy Cs student-counselor ratio is 315:1 — 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 Catalyst Academy Cs is typically wider than the Catalyst Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Catalyst Academy Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 26.7% — 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 Catalyst Academy Cs is typically wider than the Catalyst Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Catalyst Academy Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 247 students.
How much does Catalyst Academy Cs spend per student?
Catalyst Academy Cs spends $20,011 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #353 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Catalyst Academy Cs?
Catalyst Academy Cs students are 87.9% African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Catalyst Academy Cs?
Catalyst Academy Cs has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #353 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.