Pittsburgh Whittier K-5

Located at 150 Meridan St, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 is a rural-scale K-5 school that caters to 139 students (grades K through 5), operated by Pittsburgh SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 is one of 56 schools operated by Pittsburgh SD, a district that serves 19,211 students overall.

On demographics, Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 19% Black, 17% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Allegheny County shows median household earnings sit near $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: City CHS, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 has fell 38%, going from 226 students in 2018 to 139 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 25% to 19% over that span.

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