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.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420011100749Charter school
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
52
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

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.

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

11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
476
Bigger than 59% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
99.8%
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
11.3:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 19% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
51.1%
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
$28,969
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 238 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 102 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 23.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 82.8%
Two or More 10.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8%
White 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 82.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.2/100

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.

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.

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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