Commonwealth Charter Academy CS operates 1 public schools serving 20,355 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 29,320 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Dauphin County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,959 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 87.7% local, 0.1% state, and 12.1% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. The district's equity score — 5/100, ranked #655 of 659 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 792.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 57.5% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% African American across the district's schools.
Commonwealth Charter Academy Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Commonwealth Charter Academy CS student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Commonwealth Charter Academy CS-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS student-counselor ratio is 792:1 — 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.
How many schools are in Commonwealth Charter Academy CS?
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 20,355 students.
How much does Commonwealth Charter Academy CS spend per student?
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS spends $16,959 per student. The district has an equity score of 5/100, ranking #655 in Pennsylvania.
What is the average rent near Commonwealth Charter Academy CS?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Dauphin County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Commonwealth Charter Academy CS?
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS students are 57.5% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Commonwealth Charter Academy CS?
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS has an equity score of 5/100, ranking #655 out of 659 districts in Pennsylvania. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.