High school (grades 9-12) · Pittsburgh, PA

Passport Academy Cs

Federal NCES profile for Passport Academy Cs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 420088207549Charter school
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Passport Academy Cs earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Pennsylvania schools.

#16 of 16
high schools in Pittsburgh · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
29.2:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
146
students enrolled

Passport Academy Cs has class sizes larger than 99% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Passport Academy Cs ranks #16 of 16 high schools in Pittsburgh, PA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-35 students YoY

Passport Academy Cs shrank from 134 students in 2022-23 to 99 in 2023-24 (-26.1%).

Teacher FTE added 5.5 → 9.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-35 students YoY 420088207549 · Pittsburgh, PA High · SMALL · CHARTER

146 enr · 29.2:1 · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Major General Raymond Murray High (146 students)

Passport Academy Cs shrank from 134 students in 2022-23 to 99 in 2023-24 (-26.1%). Teacher FTE added 5.5 → 9.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Passport Academy Cs compares

Passport Academy Cs is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 29.2:1 ▲ 115% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 146 top 94% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

29.2:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
146
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
29.2:1
students per teacher - 115% above state mean
Top 99% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
61.6%
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
$23,373
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 146 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 90.4%
White 7.5%
Two or More 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: African American at 90.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.7, Passport Academy Cs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Passport Academy Cs reports $23,373 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Pittsburgh

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Passport Academy Cs

How many students attend Passport Academy Cs?

Passport Academy Cs has 146 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pittsburgh, PA. CCD year-over-year: 134 (2022-23) → 99 (2023-24), down 35.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Passport Academy Cs?

The student-teacher ratio at Passport Academy Cs is 29.2:1, which is 115% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 86% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Passport Academy Cs?

The largest demographic group at Passport Academy Cs is African American at 90.4% of enrollment, in Pittsburgh, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Passport Academy Cs?

Passport Academy Cs has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Passport Academy Cs rank among high schools in Pittsburgh?

By Resource Investment Index, Passport Academy Cs ranks #16 of 16 high schools in Pittsburgh, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Pittsburgh on the city page.

What other schools are in Passport Academy Cs?

None; Passport Academy Cs is a single-school charter district, and Passport Academy Cs is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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