Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania, elections

Pittsburgh Public Schools
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	School board members: 9
	Students: 19,769 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 56 (2023-2024)
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Pittsburgh Public Schools is a school district in Pennsylvania (Allegheny County). During the 2024 school year, 19,769 students attended one of the district's 56 schools.

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1

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General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1

Tawana Cook Purnell won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1 on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tawana Cook Purnell (D)	99.0	7,807
	Other/Write-in votes	1.0	77

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 7,884
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3

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Erikka Grayson won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erikka Grayson (D)	99.2	7,019
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	54

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 7,073
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5

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Incumbent Tracey Reed won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5 on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tracey Reed (D)	98.4	7,767
	Other/Write-in votes	1.6	125

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 7,892
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7

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General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7

Eva Diodati won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eva Diodati (D)	97.8	6,738
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	150

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 6,888
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9

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Incumbent Gene Walker won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9 on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gene Walker (D)	97.4	7,831
	Other/Write-in votes	2.6	211

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 8,042
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

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Incumbent Devon Taliaferro defeated Ron Sofo in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on November 7, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Devon Taliaferro (D)	79.6	9,452
	Ron Sofo (R)	20.2	2,402
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	24

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,878
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

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Yael Silk won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Yael Silk (R / D)	98.3	8,780
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	150

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,930
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

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Emma Yourd won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Emma Yourd (D)	96.1	7,442
		Other/Write-in votes	3.9	305

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,747
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8

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Dwayne Barker won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dwayne Barker (D)	97.9	5,621
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	122

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,743
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1

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Incumbent Sylvia Wilson won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1 on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sylvia Wilson (R / D)	97.8	5,909
	Other/Write-in votes	2.2	133

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,042
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3

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General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3

Incumbent Sala Udin won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3 on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sala Udin (D)	98.1	5,740
	Other/Write-in votes	1.9	111

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,851
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5

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Tracey Reed defeated incumbent Terry Kennedy in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5 on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tracey Reed (D)	71.3	5,194
	Terry Kennedy (R)	28.5	2,079
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	10

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,283
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7

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Jamie Piotrowski won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jamie Piotrowski (D)	97.3	4,797
		Other/Write-in votes	2.7	132

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,929
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9

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Gene Walker defeated incumbent Veronica Edwards in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gene Walker (D)	67.6	5,298
	Submit photo	Veronica Edwards (R)	32.1	2,513
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	21

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,832
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

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Devon Taliaferro defeated Kirk Rys in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devon Taliaferro (D)	82.2	7,939
	Submit photo	Kirk Rys (R)	17.6	1,703
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	16

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,658
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

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Pam Harbin won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Pam Harbin (D / R)	98.5	7,661
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	115

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,776
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ashley Lynn Priore (Independent)

Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

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General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

William Gallagher won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6 on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	William Gallagher (D)	98.5	6,381
	Other/Write-in votes	1.5	97

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,478
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8

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Incumbent Kevin L. Carter won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8 on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kevin L. Carter (D)	99.1	4,668
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	43

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,711
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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1

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Incumbent Sylvia Wilson won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1 on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Sylvia Wilson (D)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3

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Incumbent Sala Udin won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3 on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Sala Udin (D)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5

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Incumbent Terry Kennedy won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5 on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Terry Kennedy (Nonpartisan)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7

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Incumbent Cynthia Falls won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7 on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Cynthia Falls (Nonpartisan)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9

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Incumbent Veronica Edwards won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9 on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Veronica Edwards (Nonpartisan)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

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Incumbent Regina B. Holley won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Regina B. Holley (Nonpartisan)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

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Incumbent Lynda Wrenn won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Lynda Wrenn (Nonpartisan)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

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Incumbent Moira B. Kaleida won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6 on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Moira B. Kaleida (Nonpartisan)

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Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8

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Incumbent Kevin L. Carter won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8 on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Kevin L. Carter (D)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

School board primary elections in Pennsylvania are held on the third Tuesday of May every two years in odd-numbered years.

School board general elections in Pennsylvania are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years.

See law: State Statute 1937 Act 320

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state except the Philadelphia School District

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state except the Philadelphia School District. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

Filing deadline date: March 10, 2027
Primary election date: May 18, 2027
General election date: November 8, 2027

Election system

Elected school board members in Pennsylvania are elected through a system of a partisan primary election and a partisan general election. As of 2022, all school boards except the board of the Philadelphia School District had elected school board members. The nine members of the Philadelphia School District Board of Education are appointed by the Philadelphia Mayor and confirmed by the city council.

See law: State Statute 1937 Act 320

Party labels on the ballot

School board elections in Pennsylvania are partisan, which means political party labels do appear on the ballot for school board candidates. School board candidates are nominated in closed partisan primary elections to appear on the general election ballot. Pennsylvania has closed primaries, which means that voters have to be affiliated with a political party in order to participate in primary elections. State statute allows school board candidates, among candidates for other offices, to file for nomination by multiple political parties. This practice, which is known as cross-filing, allows candidates to appear on both the Democratic primary election ballot and the Republican primary election ballot.

See law: State Statute 1937 Act 320

Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in a closed party primary is the nominee for that party and advances to the general election ballot.

See law: Pennsylvania Statute 1937 Act 320 and Pennsylvania Statute 1937 Act 320

Term length and staggering

Elected school board members in Pennsylvania have four-year terms. State law provides for six-year terms for the members of a reorganized First Class A district containing former districts of lower classes. As of 2022, all school districts in the state had board members with four-year terms.

See law: Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years.

See law: Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large, by sub-district, or through a combination of the two, depending on the class of the district and whether or not a district has established a plan to elect board members from regions (sub-districts).

School districts classified as school districts of the second, third, or fourth classes can elect their school board members at large, by sub-district, or a combination of both.

Schools districts classified as First Class and First Class A School Districts must elect their school board members by sub-district.

See law: Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III, Section 303
and Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III, Section 303(b)
and Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III, Section 303(a)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline for independent and minor party candidates to file nomination papers to qualify for the general election ballot is August 1. Although Pennsylvania Statute states that independent and minor party candidates must file nomination papers on or before the second Friday after the primary election, the state moved the filing deadline to August 1 each year following two consent decrees in Hall v. Davis and Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania v. Davis.

Candidates running in the primary must file nomination petitions by the tenth Tuesday before the primary election held on the third Tuesday in May in odd-numbered years. This filing deadline is in early March.

See law: Pennsylvania Bureau of Elections Calendar; Nomination Paper Instruction Sheet; Hall v. Davis, 84-cv-1057 (E.D. Pa.); and Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania v. Davis, 84-cv-0262 (M.D. Pa.) and Pennsylvania Election Code, Act No. 320 of 1937, Article IX

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first Monday in December according to state law.

See law: Pennsylvania Election Code, Act No. 320 of 1937, Article IX

About the district

School board

Pittsburgh Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Tawana Cook Purnell	District 1	2025	2029
Eva Diodati	District 7	2025	2029
Erikka Grayson	District 3	2025	2029
Tracey Reed	District 5	2021	2029
Gene Walker	District 9	2021	2029
Dwayne Barker	District 8	2023	2027
Yael Silk	District 4	2023	2027
Emma Yourd	District 6	2023	2027
Devon Taliaferro	District 2	2019	2027

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Pittsburgh Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 19	Aerion Abney	Democratic Party	23%	100%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24	La'Tasha Mayes	Democratic Party	16%	100%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 36	Jessica Benham	Democratic Party	16%	86%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 27	Daniel Deasy Jr.	Democratic Party	14%	47%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 23	Dan Frankel	Democratic Party	13%	100%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21	Lindsay Powell	Democratic Party	9%	27%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 38	John Inglis	Democratic Party	4%	8%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 20	Emily Kinkead	Democratic Party	3%	10%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 34	Abigail Salisbury	Democratic Party	2%	8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$79,456,000	$3,952	10%
Local:	$403,834,000	$20,086	52%
State:	$298,424,000	$14,843	38%
Total:	$781,714,000	$38,882

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$746,449,000	$37,127
Total Current Expenditures:	$488,825,000	$24,313
Instructional Expenditures:	$292,692,000	$14,558	39%
Student and Staff Support:	$46,218,000	$2,298	6%
Administration:	$59,967,000	$2,982	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$89,948,000	$4,473	12%
Total Capital Outlay:	$49,081,000	$2,441
Construction:	$34,714,000	$1,726
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$6,963,000	$346
Interest on Debt:	$16,156,000	$803

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	23	42	9	16	<50	22	44
2020-2021	18	32	6	10	<50	18	35
2018-2019	31	51	18	28	<50	34	51
2017-2018	31	50	18	30	<=20	34	51
2016-2017	31	48	18	27	21-39	35	49
2015-2016	30	47	17	29	<50	33	49
2014-2015	29	38	17	25-29	21-39	32	47
2013-2014	58	59	48	55-59	60-79	66	74
2012-2013	57	58	45	60-64	40-59	63	74
2011-2012	59	61	48	60-64	>=50	66	75
2010-2011	63	70	53	65-69	60-79	71	78

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	42	59	27	40	<50	46	65
2020-2021	38	55-59	23	33	>=50	43	60
2018-2019	49	61	35	47	<50	54	69
2017-2018	48	59	35	45	40-59	54	68
2016-2017	47	55	34	45	60-79	54	66
2015-2016	45	52	32	40-44	>=50	50	64
2014-2015	45	45	33	40-44	40-59	52	63
2013-2014	54	46	43	55-59	60-79	60	71
2012-2013	52	52	41	50-54	40-59	59	70
2011-2012	57	58	46	60-64	<50	63	73
2010-2011	59	65-69	48	60-64	60-79	67	75

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	84	>=90	81	70-74		80-84	88
2020-2021	82	>=90	75	70-79		85-89	90
2019-2020	78	75-79	76	50-54		75-79	83
2018-2019	80	80-84	76	60-69	PS	80-84	86
2017-2018	79	75-79	76	60-69	PS	75-79	84
2016-2017	81	80-84	77	60-69	PS	75-79	87
2015-2016	80	70-74	77	80-89	PS	75-79	85
2014-2015	70	70-74	64	70-79	PS	60-64	80
2013-2014	74	65-69	70	60-79	PS	70-74	80
2012-2013	77	60-69	75	70-79	PS	75-79	83
2011-2012	73	60-69	69	60-79	PS	75-79	78
2010-2011	68	40-59	63	70-79	PS	>=95	78

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	19,769	-1.3
2022-2023	20,034	-0.4
2021-2022	20,105	-6.5
2020-2021	21,407	-5.9
2019-2020	22,665	-1.2
2018-2019	22,934	2.5
2017-2018	22,370	0.0
2016-2017	22,359	-7.7
2015-2016	24,083	-2.4
2014-2015	24,657	-5.6
2013-2014	26,041	-1.0
2012-2013	26,292	-1.4
2011-2012	26,653	-5.0
2010-2011	27,982	0.1
2009-2010	27,945	0.0
2008-2009	27,945	0.9
2007-2008	27,680	-12.0
2006-2007	31,005	-4.8
2005-2006	32,506	-5.0
2004-2005	34,131	-1.5
2003-2004	34,658	-1.4
2002-2003	35,146	-7.0
2001-2002	37,612	-2.5
2000-2001	38,560	-0.7
1999-2000	38,846	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Pittsburgh Public Schools (%)	Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	4.2	4.7
Black	50.4	14.4
Hispanic	6.3	14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	9.4	5.3
White	29.4	60.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Pittsburgh Public Schools had 1,738.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.37.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	109.50
Kindergarten:	0.00
Elementary:	722.67
Secondary:	827.93
Total:	1,738.10

Pittsburgh Public Schools employed 9.00 district administrators and 140.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	9.00
District Administrative Support:	33.00
School Administrators:	140.00
School Administrative Support:	101.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	454.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	45.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	68.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	30.60
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	208.40
Other Support Services:	1,313.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Pittsburgh Public Schools operates 56 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
David B. Oliver Citywide Academy	50	3-12
Pittsburgh Allderdice Hs	1,294	9-12
Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	175	6-8
Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5	626	PK-5
Pittsburgh Arlington K-8	372	PK-8
Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	162	6-8
Pittsburgh Arsenal K-5	321	PK-5
Pittsburgh Banksville K-5	288	KG-5
Pittsburgh Beechwood K-5	349	PK-5
Pittsburgh Brashear Hs	922	9-12
Pittsburgh Brookline K-8	409	PK-8
Pittsburgh Capa 6-12	826	6-12
Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8	565	PK-8
Pittsburgh Carrick Hs	549	9-12
Pittsburgh Chartiers Early Childhood Ctr	149	PK-PK
Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	276	6-8
Pittsburgh Colfax K-8	741	KG-8
Pittsburgh Concord K-5	466	PK-5
Pittsburgh Conroy	182	KG-12
Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5	434	PK-5
Pittsburgh Faison K-5	528	PK-5
Pittsburgh Fulton K-5	291	PK-5
Pittsburgh Grandview K-5	186	KG-5
Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8	370	PK-8
Pittsburgh King K-8	348	PK-8
Pittsburgh Langley K-8	463	PK-8
Pittsburgh Liberty K-5	242	KG-5
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5	190	PK-5
Pittsburgh Linden K-5	106	KG-5
Pittsburgh Manchester K-8	163	PK-8
Pittsburgh Mifflin K-8	257	PK-8
Pittsburgh Miller K-5	225	PK-5
Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	315	6-12
Pittsburgh Minadeo K-5	309	PK-5
Pittsburgh Montessori K-5	339	PK-5
Pittsburgh Morrow K-8	495	PK-8
Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	737	6-12
Pittsburgh Online Academy	104	4-12
Pittsburgh Perry Hs	428	9-12
Pittsburgh Phillips K-5	213	KG-5
Pittsburgh Pioneer	57	KG-12
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5	237	PK-5
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	260	6-8
Pittsburgh Science And Technology Academy 6-12	610	6-12
Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	255	6-8
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	324	6-8
Pittsburgh Spring Garden Early Childhood Ctr	59	PK-PK
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5	120	PK-5
Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	185	6-8
Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8	247	PK-8
Pittsburgh Weil K-5	193	PK-5
Pittsburgh Westinghouse	594	6-12
Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5	155	KG-5
Pittsburgh Westwood K-5	259	KG-5
Pittsburgh Whittier K-5	138	KG-5
Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5	209	KG-5

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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