Commonwealth Charter Academy CS

Public school district · Dauphin County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4200119

Commonwealth Charter Academy CS spent $16,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,594). Its one school enrolled 29,320 students in 2024-25; 0.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 64% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Commonwealth Charter Academy CS ranks 8.

Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philade…$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$421,097,000 in revenue: 0.1% state, 95.6% local and 4.2% federal. Total spending including $95,275,000 of capital outlay was $439,177,000, or $21,576 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Commonwealth Charter Academy CS revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $498,000; Local $402,737,000; Federal $17,862,000; total $421,097,000.
  • State$498,000 0%
  • Local$402,737,000 96%
  • Federal$17,862,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

20,355 students in 2022-23, 23,589 students in 2023-24, 29,320 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Commonwealth Charter Academy CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,355, 2023-24: 23,589, 2024-25: 29,320010k20k30k2022-2320,3552023-2423,5892024-2529,320
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,355, 2023-24: 23,589, 2024-25: 29,320010k20k30k2022-2320,3552023-2423,5892024-2529,320
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,355, 2023-24: 23,589, 2024-25: 29,320010k20k30k2022-2320,3552023-2423,5892024-2529,320
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 20,355, 2023-24: 23,589, 2024-25: 29,320010k20k30k2022-2320,3552023-2423,5892024-2529,320

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320,3551170.517.4
2023-2423,5891431.516.5
2024-2529,3201808.516.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$93,768,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,607 per student

Commonwealth Charter Academy CS booked $93,768,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,171 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $80,109 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 46 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$70,835,00075.5%
Special education$21,771,00023.2%
Vocational$782,0000.8%
Other programs$380,0000.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,510 in 2018-19, $2,460 in 2019-20, $2,761 in 2020-21, $3,652 in 2021-22, $4,607 in 2022-23.

Commonwealth Charter Academy CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,510, 2019-20: $2,460, 2020-21: $2,761, 2021-22: $3,652, 2022-23: $4,60702k4k6k2018-19$2,5102019-20$2,4602020-21$2,7612021-22$3,6522022-23$4,607
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,510, 2019-20: $2,460, 2020-21: $2,761, 2021-22: $3,652, 2022-23: $4,60702k4k6k2018-19$2,5102019-20$2,4602020-21$2,7612021-22$3,6522022-23$4,607
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,510, 2019-20: $2,460, 2020-21: $2,761, 2021-22: $3,652, 2022-23: $4,60702k4k6k2018-19$2,5102019-20$2,4602020-21$2,7612021-22$3,6522022-23$4,607
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,510, 2019-20: $2,460, 2020-21: $2,761, 2021-22: $3,652, 2022-23: $4,60702k4k6k2018-19$2,5102019-20$2,4602020-21$2,7612021-22$3,6522022-23$4,607

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS scored proficient or above: 54-58% in reading and 18-22% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts54-58%54%1,281
Math18-22%34%1,292

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

64% of the 2,628 students in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate64%87.5%
Students in the class2,628136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 29,320 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS29,32016.244.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Commonwealth Charter Academy CS

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Commonwealth Charter Academy CS

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentCommonwealth Charter Academy CS ranks 284 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,549).#284 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Charter Academy CS is the number 2 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 20,355 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 775
  3. The School District of PhiladelphiaThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 118,335 students in fall 2022, $18,329 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,329
  4. Pittsburgh SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 20,034 students in fall 2022, $24,008 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,008
  5. Compare Commonwealth Charter Academy CS with The School District of PhiladelphiaEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Charter Academy CS spent $80,109 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$80,109
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Commonwealth Charter Academy CS

  1. How many schools and students are in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 29,320 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Commonwealth Charter Academy CS spend per student?
    $16,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Commonwealth Charter Academy CS' money come from?
    $421,097,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 0.1% state, 95.6% local and 4.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Commonwealth Charter Academy CS spend on teacher salaries?
    $93,768,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,607 per student. Divided by the 1,171 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $80,109 per teacher, more than 46 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS scored proficient or above: 54-58% in reading and 18-22% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS?
    64% of the 2,628 students in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Commonwealth Charter Academy CS' NCES district ID?
    4200119. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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