An equity score of 52/100 ranks West Oak Lane Cs #289 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,640 per pupil, West Oak Lane Cs ranks #96 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
West Oak Lane Cs operates 1 public schools serving 956 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 Philadelphia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,640 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 79.0% local, 1.4% state, and 19.6% 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 52/100, ranked #289 of 649 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.
a 955:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.7% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is West Oak Lane Cs, enrolling 955 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
West Oak Lane Cs accounts for 99.9% of all West Oak Lane Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of West Oak Lane Cs a distant remainder — means West Oak Lane Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
West Oak Lane Cs reports 99.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
West Oak Lane Cs student-counselor ratio is 955:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
West Oak Lane Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 West Oak Lane Cs is typically wider than the West Oak Lane Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
West Oak Lane Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 956 students.
How much does West Oak Lane Cs spend per student?
West Oak Lane Cs spends $21,640 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #289 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of West Oak Lane Cs?
West Oak Lane Cs students are 98.7% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Oak Lane Cs?
West Oak Lane Cs has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #289 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.