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C

Cornell School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Coraopolis and Neville Township.

Coraopolis’ School Grade C better than 28% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
541
Schools
2
Spent per student
$28,082
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
10:1
Debt
$8.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cornell School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the PA average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.4M, about $15,567 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CCoraopolis 5,280CNeville Township 1,052

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Coraopolis. Grade by grade →

K–6Cornell El SchThis district
7–12Cornell HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.1% · 256 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 55.1% · 257 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 34 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,082 per student · 29% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 30%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
539’20
513’21
522’22
535’23
541’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Hispanic 20%Black 16%Two or more races 16%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Cornell El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Coraopolis
C−
289 students10:1
Cornell HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Coraopolis
C−
252 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Avonworth School DistrictBen Avon, Emsworth, Kilbuck Township
$16,487per student
Montour School DistrictKennedy Township, Robinson Township
$20,268per student
Quaker Valley School DistrictGlenfield, Haysville
$25,781per student
Moon Area School DistrictMoon Township
$18,109per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.