Total enrollment
19,211
-1,906 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
56 schools in Pittsburgh SD
Pennsylvania · 19,211 students · 1 city
Across Pittsburgh SD (Pennsylvania), 56 public K-12 schools serve approximately 19,211 students, an average of 343 per school.
4-year change in Pittsburgh SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
56
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pittsburgh SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #321 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,211 | #2 of 479 | #423 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 56 | #2 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #125 of 478 | #2,138 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.9% | #28 of 398 | #332 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #27 of 378 | #882 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Pittsburgh SD
State test results across the district's 37 scored schools run from Pittsburgh Montessori K-5 at 73.5% proficient to Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 at 8.6%, a gap of 64.9 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 56 district schools that reported both years went from 22,024 to 19,211 students (down 13%) and from 1,891 to 1,585 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Pittsburgh SD
As an average-sized district in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh SD educates 19,211 students across 56 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Pittsburgh SD consists of 36 elementary, 7 middle, 9 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 343 in this district, lower than the Pennsylvania typical of 569.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 9%: 21,117 students in SY 2020-21 versus 19,211 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Pittsburgh SD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.