Pittsburgh Faison K-5 vs Pittsburgh Obama 6-12

How do these schools compare?

Metric Pittsburgh Faison K-5 Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
Location Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 480 678
Student:Teacher Ratio 10.7:1 12.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 89.0% 100.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Pittsburgh Faison K-5 Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $37,128 $37,128
District Pittsburgh SD Pittsburgh SD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Pittsburgh Faison K-5 Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
White 2.5% 13.6%
African American 87.9% 76.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9% 2.4%
Asian 1.9% 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.0%
Multiracial 4.6% 6.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Pittsburgh Faison K-5 Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 480:1 169.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 56.0% 41.2%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.