Propel CS-Homestead

Propel CS-Homestead is a combined-grade school of rural-scale scale in Homestead, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Propel CS-Homestead, caters to 476 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,819 students per school, that is 74% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Propel CS-Homestead answers to Propel CS-Homestead, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Propel CS-Homestead shows that 83% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Propel CS-Homestead tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 109% of students at Propel CS-Homestead qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Propel CS-Homestead is one.

Barrett El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, Propel CS-Homestead runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Propel CS-Homestead's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 476). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 87% to 83%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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