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Baldwin Township, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs #143 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,282 per pupil, Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs ranks #238 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs operates 1 public schools serving 299 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 $18,282 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 80.5% local, 0.8% state, and 18.7% 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 67/100, ranked #143 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 297:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 4.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.8% White, 42.8% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania C accounts for 99.3% of all Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs a distant remainder — means Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania 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.
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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.
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs student-counselor ratio is 297:1 — 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 Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs is typically wider than the Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 4.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania 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 Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 299 students.
How much does Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs spend per student?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs spends $18,282 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #143 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs students are 43.8% White, 42.8% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Cs has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #143 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.