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If you had an hour of school board time for Pennsylvania Leadership CS, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,874
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNSYLVANIA LEADERSHIP CS·NCES 420012700837
Pennsylvania Leadership CS
1332 Enterprise Dr, West Chester, PA 19380 · (610) 701-3333 · Chester County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,874 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
11.3:1
254 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
1,388 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 | 80 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 177 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 384 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 355 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 411 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 385 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 73% smaller than its 8th grade class (301).
Student demographics
62%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
48.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 31.9% |
% 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
2,874
-2,197 (-43%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 2,155
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 2,874 | 253.7 | 11.3:1 | 48% (1,388) |
| 2023-24 | 3,173 | 251.6 | 12.6:1 | 44% (1,388) |
| 2022-23 | 3,283 | 245.6 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 5,071 | 197 | 25.7:1 | 34% (1,744) |
| 2017-18 | 2,594 | 143 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 2,390 | 140 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 2,155 | 132 | 16.3:1 | 48% (1,026) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennsylvania Leadership CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (2,594 to 2,874); teachers up 77% (143 to 253.7).
About Pennsylvania Leadership CS
Families in West Chester, Pennsylvania, are served by Pennsylvania Leadership CS, a large combined-grade school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 12, with 2,874 students enrolled. The average among combined schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 1,819 students; this school is 58% larger than that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Roughly 58% of students at Pennsylvania Leadership CS are White. Enrollment also includes 17% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Chester County, the White share is about 77%. Pennsylvania Leadership CS's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 253.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is 4.1 students per teacher below the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Pennsylvania Leadership CS is 48%. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Chester County.
Chester County census figures show that the median household income is $127,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Chester County is home to 111 public schools and about 83,468 public school students.
Nearest public school: East Goshen Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Pennsylvania Leadership CS as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter. Pennsylvania Leadership CS is a virtual school according to federal records.
Pennsylvania Leadership CS enrolled 5,071 in 2020-21 and 2,874 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.7:1 to 11.3:1 over the same years.
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Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Chester
- West Chester Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- 21st Century Cyber CSHigh · 996 students
- J R Fugett Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Nearby schools
- East Goshen Elementary School0.6 mi · 510
- J R Fugett Middle School0.8 mi · 930
- West Chester East High School0.8 mi · 1,216
- 21st Century Cyber CS1.0 mi · 996
- Glen Acres Elementary School1.6 mi · 451
- Fern Hill Elementary School1.9 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Pennsylvania Leadership CSHow large is Pennsylvania Leadership CS?
Pennsylvania Leadership CS enrolls approximately 2,874 students in grades KG-12.
Is Pennsylvania Leadership CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pennsylvania Leadership CS is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Pennsylvania Leadership CS have?
Pennsylvania Leadership CS employs 254 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pennsylvania Leadership CS?
Student demographics at Pennsylvania Leadership CS are roughly 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pennsylvania Leadership CS in?
Pennsylvania Leadership CS is part of Pennsylvania Leadership CS.
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