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Mckeesport, Pennsylvania - 4 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Mckeesport Area Sd #89 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,041 per pupil, Mckeesport Area Sd ranks #359 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,069
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,041
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mckeesport Area Sd operates 4 public schools serving 3,069 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $17,041 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.5% local, 57.2% state, and 17.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 73/100, ranked #89 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 291.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 76.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.7% African American, 31.2% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Francis Mcclure El Sch, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.
Its largest campus is Mckeesport Area Shs, enrolling 966 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Mckeesport Area Shs accounts for 31.5% of all Mckeesport Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mckeesport Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Mckeesport Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 94.5% 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.
Mckeesport Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 291:1 — 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 Mckeesport Area Sd is typically wider than the Mckeesport Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Mckeesport Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 76.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Mckeesport Area Sd has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,069 students.
How much does Mckeesport Area Sd spend per student?
Mckeesport Area Sd spends $17,041 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #89 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Mckeesport Area Sd?
Mckeesport Area Sd students are 48.7% African American, 31.2% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mckeesport Area Sd?
Mckeesport Area Sd has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #89 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.