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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs #124 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,381 per pupil, Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs ranks #39 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs operates 1 public schools serving 328 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 $23,381 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 84.5% local, 0.3% state, and 15.2% 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 69/100, ranked #124 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.
a 344:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.4% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs a distant remainder — means Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh 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.
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.1% 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.
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs student-counselor ratio is 344:1 — 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 Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs is typically wider than the Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs is typically wider than the Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh 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 Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs?
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 328 students.
How much does Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs spend per student?
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs spends $23,381 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #124 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs?
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs students are 99.4% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs?
Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Cs has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #124 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.