Westinghouse Arts Academy CS

Westinghouse Arts Academy CS is a senior high of very small scale in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Westinghouse Arts Academy CS, enrolling 282 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Westinghouse Arts Academy CS is a school of Westinghouse Arts Academy CS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Westinghouse Arts Academy CS lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Westinghouse Arts Academy CS has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 122% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Allegheny County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westinghouse Arts Academy CS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Turtle Creek EL STEAM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westinghouse Arts Academy CS.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. Westinghouse Arts Academy CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Westinghouse Arts Academy CS's enrollment has edged up 154% since 2018, when it stood at 111 (now 282). The White share of enrollment contracted from 69% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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