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If you had an hour of school board time for Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,246
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNSYLVANIA DISTANCE LEARNING CS·NCES 420012500839
Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS
2605 Nicolson Road, Sewickley, PA 15143 · (724) 933-7300 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,246 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
102 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
552 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 225 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 62% smaller than its 8th grade class (122).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
7.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.3% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 6.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,246
-166 (-12%) vs 2020
+281% since 2010-11, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,246 | 101.6 | 12.3:1 | 44% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 1,166 | 99.7 | 11.7:1 | 47% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 1,226 | 103.8 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,412 | 80 | 17.6:1 | 57% (808) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 61.8 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 39% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (848 to 1,246); teachers up 64% (61.8 to 101.6).
About Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS
Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS is a small combined-grade school with its address in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The grade span is kindergarten through 12, and enrollment is 1,246 students. An average school in this group (combined schools in Pennsylvania) has about 1,819 students.
Federal records list Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS as its own district.
Enrollment at Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS is mixed, with White students the largest group at 36%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. In Allegheny County overall, about 76% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS comes in at 72%.
Its 101.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.3:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Pennsylvania is 15.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 10 points.
Among Allegheny County residents, median household income is about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County, which together enroll about 141,392 students.
The closest other public school is Franklin Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,246, 12% below the 1,412 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.6:1 to 12.3:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sewickley
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Quaker Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Edgeworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Osborne Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary School1.7 mi · 718
- Bradford Woods Elementary School2.1 mi · 343
- Marshall Middle School2.3 mi · 847
- Marshall Elementary School2.3 mi · 800
- Ingomar Middle School2.5 mi · 514
- North Allegheny High School2.6 mi · 2,711
Frequently asked questions
About Pennsylvania Distance Learning CSWhat is the total enrollment at Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS?
Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS enrolls approximately 1,246 students in grades KG-12.
Is Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS have?
Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS employs 102 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS?
At Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS, the student body is approximately 36% White, 22% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS in?
Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS is part of Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS.
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