The City of Pittsburgh and the Borough of Wilkinsburg have collaborated on several municipal services, so could the school districts of the two municipalities follow suit? It seems to be that the possibility of Pittsburgh absorbing Wilkinsburg’s middle and high school students is getting a positive reception, according to a recent article. That’s different from the reaction Wilkinsburg received from other nearby districts.
If a deal between Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg comes to fruition, it would be the second school district in Allegheny County (the other being Duquesne) to send its non-elementary students to another school district. About 30% of Wilkinsburg students attend a charter school, at a per-pupil cost of just over $15,000 based on a May 2015 article.
If Wilkinsburg students went to Pittsburgh Public Schools they would do so on a tuition basis, but it is not clear how much that tuition would be compared to the amount being spent per-pupil for charters.
