Elementary school (grades K-5) · Turtle Creek, PA

Propel Cs-East

Federal NCES profile for Propel Cs-East, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420013500869Charter school
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Propel Cs-East earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
13:1
students per teacher
339
students enrolled

Propel Cs-East has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

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

-13 students YoY

Propel Cs-East held near 333 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 26.5 → 24.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-13 students YoY 420013500869 · Turtle Creek, PA Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

339 enr · 13:1 · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Randolph Park Elementary School (339 students)

Propel Cs-East held near 333 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 26.5 → 24.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Propel Cs-East compares

Propel Cs-East held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▼ 4% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 339 top 71% - -

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

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
339
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 44% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 56% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.2%
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
$19,282
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 170 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 42 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 68.1%
White 15.6%
Two or More 11.8%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%

Largest group: African American at 68.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.7, Propel Cs-East is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

District finance for Propel Cs-East reports $19,282 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary 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 Propel Cs-East

How many students attend Propel Cs-East?

Propel Cs-East has 339 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Turtle Creek, PA. CCD year-over-year: 346 (2022-23) → 333 (2023-24), nearly flat (-13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Propel Cs-East?

The student-teacher ratio at Propel Cs-East is 13:1, which is 4% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Propel Cs-East?

The largest demographic group at Propel Cs-East is African American at 68.1% of enrollment, in Turtle Creek, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Propel Cs-East?

Propel Cs-East has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical 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).

What other schools are in Propel Cs-East?

None; Propel Cs-East is a single-school charter district, and Propel Cs-East 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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