Spectrum CS

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Spectrum CS in Monroeville, Pennsylvania enrolled 60 students in 2024-25 with 7.7 full-time teachers, 7.8 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

45 students in 2022-23, 54 students in 2023-24, 60 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.5 to 7.7.

Students enrolled at Spectrum CS by school year2022-23: 45, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 6002040602022-23452023-24542024-2560
Students enrolled at Spectrum CS by school year2022-23: 45, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 6002040602022-23452023-24542024-2560
Students enrolled at Spectrum CS by school year2022-23: 45, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 6002040602022-23452023-24542024-2560
Students enrolled at Spectrum CS by school year2022-23: 45, 2023-24: 54, 2024-25: 6002040602022-23452023-24542024-2560
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23456.57.0
2023-24547.57.2
2024-25607.77.8

7.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Spectrum CS 7.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpectrum CS 7.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Spectrum CS 7.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpectrum CS 7.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Spectrum CS 7.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpectrum CS 7.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Spectrum CS 7.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpectrum CS 7.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spectrum CS enrolled 39 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent37.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.7% of students were White, 28.3% Black, 8.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White56.7%
  2. Black28.3%
  3. Two or more races8.3%
  4. Hispanic5.0%
  5. Asian1.7%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Spectrum CS scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Mathunder 50%not published38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 9 students in Spectrum CS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%under 50%87.5%
Students in the class99136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Monroeville

3 public high schools in Monroeville report 2024-25 enrollment; Spectrum CS is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gateway SHS1,15214.798.0%
Spectrum CS607.8not reported
Forbes Road CTC190.784.2%

All public schools in Monroeville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Spectrum CS

  1. Gateway SHSThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 1,152 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Forbes Road CTCThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 19 students (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Spectrum CS with Gateway SHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spectrum CS spends per student$29,533 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,533
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaSpectrum CS is the number 642 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#642 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher7.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.7.8:1
  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 Spectrum CS

  1. How many students attend Spectrum CS?
    60 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 45 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Monroeville, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spectrum CS?
    7.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Spectrum CS a Title I school?
    Spectrum CS was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Spectrum CS do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Spectrum CS scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Spectrum CS?
    under 50% of the 9 students in Spectrum CS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Spectrum CS in?
    Spectrum CS, NCES district ID 4200064. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420006400530 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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