Enrollment
460
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Duquesne, PA
Duquesne El Sch
Federal NCES profile for Duquesne El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420801000924
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 8
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Duquesne El Sch earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.
- 35
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10:1
- small classes for Pennsylvania
- 100.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 460
- students enrolled
Duquesne El Sch has class sizes smaller than 92% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Duquesne City Sd · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 420801000924 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
46.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg
-26% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
100.0%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
+72% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Duquesne El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
What stands out at Duquesne El Sch
Duquesne El Sch is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, enrolling 460 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10:1, Duquesne El Sch is leaner than roughly 92% of Pennsylvania schools and 26% under the state's 13.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 100.0% of students eligible for free meals.
With 460 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.
Against 538 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #355.
Its student body is led by African American (60%) and White (20%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 59/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 460 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Duquesne City Sd spends $27,564 per pupil, 53% above the Pennsylvania average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 142 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 460 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Duquesne City Sd operates only this one school, so Duquesne El Sch has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Duquesne El Sch compares
Duquesne El Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 26% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 100.0% | ▲ 72% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 460 | top 50% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
460
Bigger than 56% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 72% above the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 26% below state mean
Top 8% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
47.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,564
per pupil, district-wide
- above Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 460 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
36
in-school suspensions + 106 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 30.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
African American 59.6%
White 20.0%
Two or More 13.3%
Asian 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Largest group: African American at 59.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 58.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 58.5, Duquesne El Sch is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Duquesne City Sd, which includes Duquesne El Sch.
$27,564
Per student
+53%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.0%
State 73.9%
Federal 15.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~460 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Duquesne El Sch
How many students attend Duquesne El Sch?
Duquesne El Sch has 460 students enrolled. It is a public school in Duquesne, PA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Duquesne El Sch?
The student-teacher ratio at Duquesne El Sch is 10:1, which is 26% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Duquesne El Sch?
100.0% of students at Duquesne El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Duquesne El Sch?
The largest demographic group at Duquesne El Sch is African American at 59.6% of enrollment, in Duquesne, PA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Duquesne El Sch?
Duquesne El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Duquesne El Sch a good school?
Duquesne El Sch earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Duquesne City Sd?
None reported; Duquesne City Sd operates only Duquesne El Sch as a public school district in NCES's records.
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