Shade-Central City SD

Public school district · Somerset County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4221180

Shade-Central City SD spent $24,600 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 91% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $19,062). Its 2 schools enrolled 303 students in 2024-25; 64.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,457 per student, up 11.6% 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 Shade-Central City SD in enrollment (312 to 347 students) and Shade-Central City SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Shade-Central City SD, FY23Provident Charter Schools $31,018; Shade-Central City SD $24,600; Urban Pathways K5 College Charter School $23,058; Galeton Area SD $23,000; Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS $21,534; Oswayo Valley SD $21,466; Propel CS-East $19,282; Westinghouse Arts Academy $19,044; Propel CS-McKeesport $18,091; Howard Gardner MI Charter School $13,972; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k15k20k25k30k35kProvident Charter Schools$31,018Shade-Central City SD$24,600Urban Pathways K5 College Char…$23,058Galeton Area SD$23,000Urban Academy of Greater Pitts…$21,534Oswayo Valley SD$21,466Propel CS-East$19,282Westinghouse Arts Academy$19,044Propel CS-McKeesport$18,091Howard Gardner MI Charter Scho…$13,972State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Shade-Central City SD, FY23Provident Charter Schools $31,018; Shade-Central City SD $24,600; Urban Pathways K5 College Charter School $23,058; Galeton Area SD $23,000; Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS $21,534; Oswayo Valley SD $21,466; Propel CS-East $19,282; Westinghouse Arts Academy $19,044; Propel CS-McKeesport $18,091; Howard Gardner MI Charter School $13,972; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k15k20k25k30k35kProvident Charter Schools$31,018Shade-Central City SD$24,600Urban Pathways K5 College Charter S…$23,058Galeton Area SD$23,000Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh…$21,534Oswayo Valley SD$21,466Propel CS-East$19,282Westinghouse Arts Academy$19,044Propel CS-McKeesport$18,091Howard Gardner MI Charter School$13,972State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Shade-Central City SD, FY23Provident Charter Schools $31,018; Shade-Central City SD $24,600; Urban Pathways K5 College Charter School $23,058; Galeton Area SD $23,000; Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS $21,534; Oswayo Valley SD $21,466; Propel CS-East $19,282; Westinghouse Arts Academy $19,044; Propel CS-McKeesport $18,091; Howard Gardner MI Charter School $13,972; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30k35kProvident Charter Schools$31,018Shade-Central City SD$24,600Urban Pathways K5 College Charter School$23,058Galeton Area SD$23,000Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS$21,534Oswayo Valley SD$21,466Propel CS-East$19,282Westinghouse Arts Academy$19,044Propel CS-McKeesport$18,091Howard Gardner MI Charter School$13,972State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Shade-Central City SD, FY23Provident Charter Schools $31,018; Shade-Central City SD $24,600; Urban Pathways K5 College Charter School $23,058; Galeton Area SD $23,000; Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS $21,534; Oswayo Valley SD $21,466; Propel CS-East $19,282; Westinghouse Arts Academy $19,044; Propel CS-McKeesport $18,091; Howard Gardner MI Charter School $13,972; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30k35kProvident Charter Schools$31,018Shade-Central City SD$24,600Urban Pathways K5 College Charter School$23,058Galeton Area SD$23,000Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS$21,534Oswayo Valley SD$21,466Propel CS-East$19,282Westinghouse Arts Academy$19,044Propel CS-McKeesport$18,091Howard Gardner MI Charter School$13,972State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$9,679,000 in revenue: 64.5% state, 26.9% local and 8.6% federal. Total spending including $121,000 of capital outlay was $9,394,000, or $28,467 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Shade-Central City SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,243,000; Local $2,606,000; Federal $830,000; total $9,679,000.
  • State$6,243,000 65%
  • Local$2,606,000 27%
  • Federal$830,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

330 students in 2022-23, 316 students in 2023-24, 303 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Shade-Central City SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233302023-243162024-25303
Shade-Central City SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233302023-243162024-25303
Shade-Central City SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233302023-243162024-25303
Shade-Central City SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 316, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233302023-243162024-25303

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333034.19.7
2023-2431636.18.8
2024-2530335.58.5

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

$2,347,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,112 per student

Shade-Central City SD booked $2,347,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 34 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 $68,827 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 16 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$1,839,00078.4%
Special education$377,00016.1%
Vocational$57,0002.4%
Other programs$74,0003.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,460 in 2018-19, $6,081 in 2019-20, $6,115 in 2020-21, $6,393 in 2021-22, $7,112 in 2022-23.

Shade-Central City SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,460, 2019-20: $6,081, 2020-21: $6,115, 2021-22: $6,393, 2022-23: $7,11202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4602019-20$6,0812020-21$6,1152021-22$6,3932022-23$7,112
Shade-Central City SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,460, 2019-20: $6,081, 2020-21: $6,115, 2021-22: $6,393, 2022-23: $7,11202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4602019-20$6,0812020-21$6,1152021-22$6,3932022-23$7,112
Shade-Central City SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,460, 2019-20: $6,081, 2020-21: $6,115, 2021-22: $6,393, 2022-23: $7,11202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4602019-20$6,0812020-21$6,1152021-22$6,3932022-23$7,112
Shade-Central City SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,460, 2019-20: $6,081, 2020-21: $6,115, 2021-22: $6,393, 2022-23: $7,11202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4602019-20$6,0812020-21$6,1152021-22$6,3932022-23$7,112

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 Shade-Central City SD scored proficient or above: 39-58% in reading and 28-47% 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 arts39-58%54%135
Math28-47%34%135

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 Shade-Central City 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 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 elementary school, 180 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cairnbrook Elementary School18010.394.4%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, 123 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Shade JSHS1236.859.8%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 Shade-Central City 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 Shade-Central City SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentShade-Central City SD ranks 24 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,600).#24 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaShade-Central City SD is the number 637 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 330 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#637 of 775
  3. Propel CS-McKeesportThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 339 students in fall 2022, $18,091 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,091
  4. Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CSThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 328 students in fall 2022, $21,534 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,534
  5. Compare Shade-Central City SD with Propel CS-McKeesportEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Shade JSHS, its largest high school123 students in 2024-25, 6.8 per teacher.123
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaShade-Central City SD spent $68,827 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$68,827
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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 Shade-Central City SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Shade-Central City SD?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 303 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Shade-Central City SD spend per student?
    $24,600 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 $27,457 per student, up 11.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Shade-Central City SD's money come from?
    $9,679,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.5% state, 26.9% local and 8.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Shade-Central City SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 62 of the 415 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.9%, 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 Shade-Central City SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,347,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,112 per student. Divided by the 34 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $68,827 per teacher, more than 16 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 Shade-Central City SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Shade-Central City SD scored proficient or above: 39-58% in reading and 28-47% 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 Shade-Central City SD?
    90% or more of the 37 students in Shade-Central City 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 Shade-Central City SD's NCES district ID?
    4221180. 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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