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Wilmerding, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs #373 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,513 per pupil, Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs ranks #524 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs operates 1 public schools serving 316 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $15,513 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 95.2% local, 0.1% state, and 4.6% 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 45/100, ranked #373 of 648 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 282:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 74.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.1% White, 33.0% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs, enrolling 282 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs accounts for 89.2% of all Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs a distant remainder — means Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs-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.
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.3% 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.
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs student-counselor ratio is 282:1 — 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 Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs is typically wider than the Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 74.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs?
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 316 students.
How much does Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs spend per student?
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs spends $15,513 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #373 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs?
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs students are 52.1% White, 33.0% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs?
Westinghouse Arts Academy Cs has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #373 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.