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Northwest Pa Collegiate Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2825 State St
Erie, PA 16508
Phone
(814) 874-6300
District
Erie City SD
County
ERIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
748
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.7% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Northwest Pa Collegiate Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
49%
88%
64%
66%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 227 30.3%
Grade 10 216 28.9%
Grade 11 168 22.5%
Grade 12 137 18.3%
Total 748 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.4% 43.6% 64.5%
Black 21.5% 39.4% 15.4%
Hispanic 9.8% 10.3% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.8% 6.2% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.6% 99.9% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 99.6% 99.9% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 94,156 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,921.5 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.3% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.0% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.0% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,419 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 13.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.3% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.7% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.3% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.9% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.6% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 15.1% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,851 $103,362,000 42.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $969 $10,169,000 4.1%
Staff $650 $6,821,000 2.8%
General Administration $226 $2,373,000 1.0%
School Administration $807 $8,472,000 3.4%
Operation $1,256 $13,182,000 5.4%
Transportation $472 $4,951,000 2.0%
Other $358 $3,759,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,739 $49,727,000 20.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,831 $92,668,000 37.7%
Total Expenditures $23,421 $245,757,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%