Propel CS-Montour

Public school district · Allegheny County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4200752

Propel CS-Montour spent $19,346 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 54% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $19,062). Its one school enrolled 794 students in 2024-25; 0.3% of its revenue came from the state. 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 · 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 Propel CS-Montour in enrollment (789 to 815 students) and Propel CS-Montour itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Propel CS-Montour, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Propel CS-Montour, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Propel CS-Montour, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Propel CS-Montour, FY23Purchase Line SD $22,512; Northern Cambria SD $21,521; KIPP West Philadelphia CS $21,246; Clairton City SD $20,533; Propel CS-Braddock Hills $20,419; Propel CS-Montour $19,346; Valley Grove SD $17,814; Moshannon Valley SD $17,411; Mastery CS-Harrity Campus $16,994; Portage Area SD $16,281; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kPurchase Line SD$22,512Northern Cambria SD$21,521KIPP West Philadelphia CS$21,246Clairton City SD$20,533Propel CS-Braddock Hills$20,419Propel CS-Montour$19,346Valley Grove SD$17,814Moshannon Valley SD$17,411Mastery CS-Harrity Campus$16,994Portage Area SD$16,281State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$18,521,000 in revenue: 0.3% state, 86.3% local and 13.4% federal. Total spending including $1,054,000 of capital outlay was $17,089,000, or $21,361 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Propel CS-Montour revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $64,000; Local $15,981,000; Federal $2,476,000; total $18,521,000.
  • State$64,000 0%
  • Local$15,981,000 86%
  • Federal$2,476,000 13%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

791 students in 2022-23, 785 students in 2023-24, 794 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Propel CS-Montour enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 79402004006008002022-237912023-247852024-25794
Propel CS-Montour enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 79402004006008002022-237912023-247852024-25794
Propel CS-Montour enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 79402004006008002022-237912023-247852024-25794
Propel CS-Montour enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 79402004006008002022-237912023-247852024-25794

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379158.013.6
2023-2478563.012.5
2024-2579461.512.9

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

$4,020,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,025 per student

Propel CS-Montour booked $4,020,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 58 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 $69,310 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 17 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$2,942,00073.2%
Special education$1,035,00025.7%
Other programs$43,0001.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,987 in 2018-19, $5,313 in 2019-20, $5,496 in 2020-21, $5,538 in 2021-22, $5,025 in 2022-23.

Propel CS-Montour teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,987, 2019-20: $5,313, 2020-21: $5,496, 2021-22: $5,538, 2022-23: $5,02502k4k6k2018-19$4,9872019-20$5,3132020-21$5,4962021-22$5,5382022-23$5,025
Propel CS-Montour teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,987, 2019-20: $5,313, 2020-21: $5,496, 2021-22: $5,538, 2022-23: $5,02502k4k6k2018-19$4,9872019-20$5,3132020-21$5,4962021-22$5,5382022-23$5,025
Propel CS-Montour teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,987, 2019-20: $5,313, 2020-21: $5,496, 2021-22: $5,538, 2022-23: $5,02502k4k6k2018-19$4,9872019-20$5,3132020-21$5,4962021-22$5,5382022-23$5,025
Propel CS-Montour teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,987, 2019-20: $5,313, 2020-21: $5,496, 2021-22: $5,538, 2022-23: $5,02502k4k6k2018-19$4,9872019-20$5,3132020-21$5,4962021-22$5,5382022-23$5,025

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 Propel CS-Montour scored proficient or above: 19-24% in reading and 8-13% 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 arts19-24%54%393
Math8-13%34%393

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 37 students in Propel CS-Montour'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 class37136,045

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 other school, 794 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Propel CS-Montour79412.998.9%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.

Contact Propel CS-Montour

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 Propel CS-Montour

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentPropel CS-Montour ranks 118 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,346).#118 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaPropel CS-Montour is the number 493 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 800 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#493 of 775
  3. Northern Cambria SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 803 students in fall 2022, $21,521 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,521
  4. Propel CS-Braddock HillsThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 797 students in fall 2022, $20,419 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,419
  5. Compare Propel CS-Montour with Northern Cambria SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaPropel CS-Montour spent $69,310 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$69,310
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Propel CS-Montour

  1. How many schools and students are in Propel CS-Montour?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 794 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Propel CS-Montour spend per student?
    $19,346 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.
  3. Where does Propel CS-Montour's money come from?
    $18,521,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 0.3% state, 86.3% local and 13.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Propel CS-Montour spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,020,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,025 per student. Divided by the 58 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $69,310 per teacher, more than 17 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).
  5. How do students in Propel CS-Montour do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Propel CS-Montour scored proficient or above: 19-24% in reading and 8-13% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Propel CS-Montour?
    90% or more of the 37 students in Propel CS-Montour'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.
  7. What is Propel CS-Montour's NCES district ID?
    4200752. 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
  • 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: 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

Compiled from official source data by .