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Online Graphic: Ranking Duquesne
Sunday, February 18, 2001
Duquesne City School District teachers are less experienced and less educated than the average teacher in other Allegheny County districts. Duquesne's class sizes are smaller than average, but teachers have more students from poor families than any of Pennsylvania's 500 school districts that have schools.
Current enrollment: 940
Current attendance rate: 88.3%
1998-'99 attendance rate: 83.3%
State average: 93%
Average SAT scores: (1998-99) 786
State average : 993
Comparisons in county, across state
Duquesne
Rest of county average
State rank
Average teacher salary
$45,232
$51,587
269
Average years service
13.2
16.9
80
Teachers with master's degrees
33.8%
51.0%
404
Pupil-teacher ratio
13.9
16.2
20*
Percentage of students on public assistance*
48.5%
5.4%
1
*Lower numbers mean smaller student-teacher ratio. Figures are for 1999-2000 except for public assistance and attendance which are for 1998-'99.
Source: Pennsylvania State Education Association, Pennsylvania Department of Education, Duquesne City School District.
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