City Charter High School

City Charter High School is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With a total enrollment of 556 students, the school has faced declining performance in recent years, ranking 545 out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 1-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, City Charter High School struggles, with proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams significantly below state averages in Algebra I (24.6% vs. 41.6%), Biology (28.2% vs. 50.5%), and Literature (48.6% vs. 63.2%). The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.5% is also slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.6% is lower than the state's. Despite spending $20,712 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains a concern.

Serving a population with high economic needs, City Charter High School has 59.71% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1 suggests that resources may not be effectively utilized to address the specific challenges faced by the student population. Overall, the data indicates that City Charter High School is underperforming compared to other high schools in Pennsylvania and may need to implement targeted strategies to improve student outcomes.