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Allentown, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs #534 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,506 per pupil, Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs ranks #640 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs operates 1 public schools serving 899 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $13,506 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.8% local, 1.4% state, and 14.8% 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 29/100, ranked #534 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 324.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% African American, 4.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs, enrolling 973 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs a distant remainder — means Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.7% 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.
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs is typically wider than the Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs is typically wider than the Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs?
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 899 students.
How much does Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs spend per student?
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs spends $13,506 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #534 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs?
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs students are 81.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% African American, 4.0% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs?
Lincoln Leadership Academy Cs has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #534 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.