Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS

Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS operates as a close-knit combined-grade school in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, overseen by Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS. Current enrollment sits at 1,246 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 1,819 students each, so Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS sits 32% smaller than that benchmark.

Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS is the operating authority for Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS lists that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 31% Black, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS shows 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS is one.

The closest other public school is Franklin El Sch, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. As a public charter, Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS has ticked up 47%, going from 848 students in 2018 to 1,246 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 57% to 36%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.