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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Manchester Academic Cs #301 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,955 per pupil, Manchester Academic Cs ranks #31 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Manchester Academic Cs operates 1 public schools serving 393 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 $23,955 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 85.1% local, 0.9% state, and 14.0% 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 51/100, ranked #301 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.
and 29.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.4% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Manchester Academic Cs, enrolling 384 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Manchester Academic Cs accounts for 97.7% of all Manchester Academic Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Manchester Academic Cs a distant remainder — means Manchester Academic 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.
Manchester Academic Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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.
Manchester Academic Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 29.2% — 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 Manchester Academic Cs is typically wider than the Manchester Academic Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Manchester Academic Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 393 students.
How much does Manchester Academic Cs spend per student?
Manchester Academic Cs spends $23,955 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #301 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Manchester Academic Cs?
Manchester Academic Cs students are 90.4% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Manchester Academic Cs?
Manchester Academic Cs has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #301 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.