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Philadelphia, PA
Public School Ratings




Philadelphia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Philadelphia City Sd School District details

Philadelphia City Sd School District
440 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130

118,335 Students enrolled in District

220 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Philadelphia City Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.5% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
46%
31%
55%
21%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Academy At Palumbo School
1100 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA, 19147
09-12
Adaire Alexander School
1300 E Palmer St
Philadelphia, PA, 19125
KG-08
Allen Dr Ethel School
3200 W Lehigh Ave
Philadelphia, PA, 19132
PK-08
Allen Ethan School
6329 Battersby St
Philadelphia, PA, 19149
KG-08
Amy At Martin School
3380 Richmond St
Philadelphia, PA, 19134
06-08
Amy Nw School
6000 Ridge Ave
Philadelphia, PA, 19128
06-08
Anderson Add B School
1034 S 60th St
Philadelphia, PA, 19143
PK-08
Arthur Chester A School
2000 Catharine St
Philadelphia, PA, 19146
KG-08
Arts Academy At Benjamin Rush School
11081 Knights Rd
Philadelphia, PA, 19154
09-12
Bache-Martin School
2201 Brown St
Philadelphia, PA, 19130
PK-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.0% 64.5%
Black 47.2% 15.4%
Hispanic 27.2% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,511 $1,007,207,000 25.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,105 $130,766,000 3.4%
Staff $766 $90,660,000 2.3%
General Administration $393 $46,507,000 1.2%
School Administration $730 $86,395,000 2.2%
Operation $2,105 $249,082,000 6.4%
Transportation $274 $32,382,000 0.8%
Other $717 $84,797,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,089 $720,589,000 18.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,355 $2,172,039,000 55.7%
Total Expenditures $32,956 $3,899,835,000 100.0%
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%

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