David B. Oliver Citywide Academy

David B. Oliver Citywide Academy operates as a minimally staffed combined-grade school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, run under Pittsburgh SD. Current enrollment sits at 48 students spanning grades 3 through 12. That puts it 97% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 1,819 students.

Pittsburgh SD comprises 56 schools with combined enrollment of 19,211 students; David B. Oliver Citywide Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, David B. Oliver Citywide Academy reports that Black students make up the majority at 77%; the rest reads as 10% multiracial, 6% White, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting David B. Oliver Citywide Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. David B. Oliver Citywide Academy is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

The closest other public school is Propel CS-Northside, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

David B. Oliver Citywide Academy operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at David B. Oliver Citywide Academy has declined 42%, going from 83 students in 2018 to 48 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 87% to 77% across the same window.

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