Other / mixed grade configuration · Homestead, PA
Propel Cs-Homestead
Federal NCES profile for Propel Cs-Homestead, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.
The verdict
Propel Cs-Homestead earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Pennsylvania schools.
- 34
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.3:1
- small classes for Pennsylvania
- 99.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 476
- students enrolled
Propel Cs-Homestead has class sizes smaller than 81% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 420011100749 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+5 students YoY
Propel Cs-Homestead held near 517 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).
Teacher FTE added 42.0 → 49.3 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+5 students YoY 420011100749 · Homestead, PA Other · SMALL · CHARTER
476 enr · 11.3:1 · 99.8% lunch · RII 34
Nearest enrollment peer: Brewton Elementary School (476 students)
Propel Cs-Homestead held near 517 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE added 42.0 → 49.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →
How Propel Cs-Homestead compares
Propel Cs-Homestead 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 | 11.3:1 | ▼ 17% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 99.8% | ▲ 72% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 476 | top 47% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: African American at 82.8% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 30.2, Propel Cs-Homestead is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
District finance for Propel Cs-Homestead reports $28,969 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other 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.
Similar enrollment (~476 students)
Frequently asked questions about Propel Cs-Homestead
How many students attend Propel Cs-Homestead?
Propel Cs-Homestead has 476 students enrolled. It is a public school in Homestead, PA. CCD year-over-year: 512 (2022-23) → 517 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Propel Cs-Homestead?
The student-teacher ratio at Propel Cs-Homestead is 11.3:1, which is 17% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 28% 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 Propel Cs-Homestead?
99.8% of students at Propel Cs-Homestead are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Propel Cs-Homestead?
The largest demographic group at Propel Cs-Homestead is African American at 82.8% of enrollment, in Homestead, PA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Propel Cs-Homestead?
Propel Cs-Homestead has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (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-Homestead?
None; Propel Cs-Homestead is a single-school charter district, and Propel Cs-Homestead is its only campus.