Pittsburg Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg Middle School in Pittsburg, Kansas enrolled 692 students in 2024-25 with 57.3 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%

720 students in 2022-23, 707 students in 2023-24, 692 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.1 to 57.3.

Students enrolled at Pittsburg Middle School by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237202023-247072024-25692
Students enrolled at Pittsburg Middle School by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237202023-247072024-25692
Students enrolled at Pittsburg Middle School by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237202023-247072024-25692
Students enrolled at Pittsburg Middle School by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 707, 2024-25: 69202004006008002022-237202023-247072024-25692
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2372047.115.3
2023-2470749.614.2
2024-2569257.312.1

12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Kansas middle schools

Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 12.1; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 12.1; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 12.1; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas middle schools, 2024-25220 values from 3.6 to 18.8; This school 12.1; state median 12.9.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 367 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pittsburg Middle School enrolled 734 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 89 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 367 of the 734 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions89
  • Chronically absent15.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.0% of students were White, 21.5% Hispanic, 9.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White60.0%
  2. Hispanic21.5%
  3. Two or more races9.8%
  4. Pacific Islander3.8%
  5. Black3.3%
  6. Asian0.9%
  7. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pittsburg Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225%28%32.5%
Math, 2022-2329%30% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Pittsburg Middle School

  1. Frontenac Jr. HighThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 219 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Southeast Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.3 miles away: 128 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
  3. Compare Pittsburg Middle School with Frontenac Jr. HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pittsburg Unified School District 250 spends per student$12,501 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,501
  5. The largest public schools in KansasPittsburg Middle School is the number 29 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#29 of 220
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.12.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Pittsburg Middle School

  1. How many students attend Pittsburg Middle School?
    692 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 720 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pittsburg, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburg Middle School?
    12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pittsburg Middle School a Title I school?
    Pittsburg Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Pittsburg Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pittsburg Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pittsburg Middle School in?
    Pittsburg Unified School District 250, NCES district ID 2010710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201071001591 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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