Cornell SD

Public school district · Allegheny County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4206810

Cornell SD spent $27,454 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $19,062). Its 2 schools enrolled 541 students in 2024-25; 29.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,082 per student, up 2.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cornell SD in enrollment (516 to 538 students) and Cornell SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Cornell SD, FY23Wilkinsburg $31,927; Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Bluford CS $24,518; Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones $20,952; Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey $19,985; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS-Mann Campus $17,205; Saint Clair Area SD $16,900; Innovative Arts Academy $15,682; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k15k20k25k30k35kWilkinsburg$31,927Propel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Bluford CS$24,518Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP…$20,952Global Leadership Academy CS S…$19,985People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS-Mann Campus$17,205Saint Clair Area SD$16,900Innovative Arts Academy$15,682State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Cornell SD, FY23Wilkinsburg $31,927; Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Bluford CS $24,518; Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones $20,952; Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey $19,985; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS-Mann Campus $17,205; Saint Clair Area SD $16,900; Innovative Arts Academy $15,682; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k15k20k25k30k35kWilkinsburg$31,927Propel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Bluford CS$24,518Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones$20,952Global Leadership Academy CS Southw…$19,985People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS-Mann Campus$17,205Saint Clair Area SD$16,900Innovative Arts Academy$15,682State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Cornell SD, FY23Wilkinsburg $31,927; Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Bluford CS $24,518; Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones $20,952; Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey $19,985; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS-Mann Campus $17,205; Saint Clair Area SD $16,900; Innovative Arts Academy $15,682; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30k35kWilkinsburg$31,927Propel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Bluford CS$24,518Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones$20,952Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at H…$19,985People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS-Mann Campus$17,205Saint Clair Area SD$16,900Innovative Arts Academy$15,682State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Cornell SD, FY23Wilkinsburg $31,927; Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Bluford CS $24,518; Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones $20,952; Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest at Huey $19,985; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS-Mann Campus $17,205; Saint Clair Area SD $16,900; Innovative Arts Academy $15,682; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30k35kWilkinsburg$31,927Propel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Bluford CS$24,518Memphis Street Academy CS @ JP Jones$20,952Global Leadership Academy CS Southwest…$19,985People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS-Mann Campus$17,205Saint Clair Area SD$16,900Innovative Arts Academy$15,682State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$17,927,000 in revenue: 29.6% state, 61.8% local and 8.6% federal. Total spending including $409,000 of capital outlay was $16,801,000, or $31,941 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cornell SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,301,000; Local $11,081,000; Federal $1,545,000; total $17,927,000.
  • State$5,301,000 30%
  • Local$11,081,000 62%
  • Federal$1,545,000 9%

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 254 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

522 students in 2022-23, 535 students in 2023-24, 541 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cornell SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 535, 2024-25: 54102004006002022-235222023-245352024-25541
Cornell SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 535, 2024-25: 54102004006002022-235222023-245352024-25541
Cornell SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 535, 2024-25: 54102004006002022-235222023-245352024-25541
Cornell SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 522, 2023-24: 535, 2024-25: 54102004006002022-235222023-245352024-25541

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352256.09.3
2023-2453554.09.9
2024-2554154.010.0

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

$4,791,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $9,108 per student

Cornell SD booked $4,791,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 56 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 $85,554 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 61 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$3,486,00072.8%
Special education$798,00016.7%
Other programs$507,00010.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,571 in 2018-19, $7,542 in 2019-20, $8,363 in 2020-21, $9,138 in 2021-22, $9,108 in 2022-23.

Cornell SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,571, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $8,363, 2021-22: $9,138, 2022-23: $9,10802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5712019-20$7,5422020-21$8,3632021-22$9,1382022-23$9,108
Cornell SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,571, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $8,363, 2021-22: $9,138, 2022-23: $9,10802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5712019-20$7,5422020-21$8,3632021-22$9,1382022-23$9,108
Cornell SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,571, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $8,363, 2021-22: $9,138, 2022-23: $9,10802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5712019-20$7,5422020-21$8,3632021-22$9,1382022-23$9,108
Cornell SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,571, 2019-20: $7,542, 2020-21: $8,363, 2021-22: $9,138, 2022-23: $9,10802.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,5712019-20$7,5422020-21$8,3632021-22$9,1382022-23$9,108

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 Cornell SD scored proficient or above: 43-52% in reading and 18-27% 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 arts43-52%54%227
Math18-27%34%234

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

90% or more of the 34 students in Cornell SD's 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 rate90% or more87.5%
Students in the class34136,045

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 elementary school, 289 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cornell Elementary School2899.7100.0%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.

1 high school, 252 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cornell High School25210.595.6%Eligible, no 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 Cornell SD

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 Cornell SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentCornell SD ranks 13 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,454).#13 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaCornell SD is the number 590 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 526 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#590 of 775
  3. People for People CSThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 531 students in fall 2022, $17,250 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,250
  4. Bluford CSThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 525 students in fall 2022, $24,518 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,518
  5. Compare Cornell SD with People for People CSEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cornell High School, its largest high school252 students in 2024-25, 10.5 per teacher.252
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaCornell SD spent $85,554 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$85,554
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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 Cornell SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Cornell SD?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 541 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cornell SD spend per student?
    $27,454 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $19,062 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,082 per student, up 2.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cornell SD's money come from?
    $17,927,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.6% state, 61.8% local and 8.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cornell SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 132 of the 713 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Cornell SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,791,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $9,108 per student. Divided by the 56 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $85,554 per teacher, more than 61 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).
  6. How do students in Cornell SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cornell SD scored proficient or above: 43-52% in reading and 18-27% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Cornell SD?
    90% or more of the 34 students in Cornell SD's 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.
  8. What is Cornell SD's NCES district ID?
    4206810. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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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