Philadelphia City SD

Pennsylvania · Public School District

217

Schools

112,953

Students

$38,325

Per-Pupil Spend

+167% nat'l

100.0%

Free Lunch Rate

+48pp vs nat'l

75.2%

Graduation Rate

-11.3pp vs nat'l

District Overview

Philadelphia City SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania serving 112,953 students across 217 schools. It includes 148 elementary, 13 middle, 54 high schools. Its graduation rate of 75.2% is below the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $38,325 is above average for a US public school district. 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community. Opportunity scores across its schools are limited, with a district median of 37/100.

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All Schools (217)

Elementary Schools148 schools

School	Grades	Students
Adaire Alexander Sch	KG–08	394
Allen Dr Ethel Sch	PK–08	349
Allen Ethan Sch	KG–08	920
Anderson Add B Sch	PK–08	401
Arthur Chester A Sch	KG–08	307
Bache-Martin Sch	PK–08	530
Barry Comm John Sch	PK–08	527
Barton Clara Sch	KG–02	522
Bethune Mary McLeod Sch	PK–08	478
Blaine James G Sch	PK–08	341
Blankenburg Rudolph Sch	PK–08	244
Bregy F Amedee Sch	PK–08	248
Bridesburg Sch	KG–08	597
Brown Henry A Sch	PK–08	313
Brown Joseph H Sch	KG–08	383
Bryant William C Sch	PK–08	358
Carnell Laura H Sch	KG–05	707
Catharine Joseph Sch	PK–05	440
Cayuga School	KG–05	333
Childs George W Sch	PK–08	425
Comegys Benjamin B Sch	KG–08	320
Comly Watson Sch	KG–05	565
Cook-Wissahickon Sch	PK–08	442
Cooke Jay MS	KG–08	369
Cramp William Sch	PK–05	372
Crossan Kennedy C Sch	KG–05	314
Day Anna B Sch	PK–08	394
DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS	KG–08	628
Decatur Stephen Sch	KG–08	889
Dick William Sch	KG–08	356
Disston Hamilton Sch	KG–08	713
Dobson James Sch	KG–08	241
Duckrey Tanner Sch	KG–08	436
Dunbar Paul L Sch	PK–08	239
Elkin Lewis Sch	KG–04	539
Ellwood Sch	PK–05	298
Emlen Eleanor C Sch	PK–05	319
Fanny Jackson Coppin Sch	PK–08	520
Farrell Louis H Sch	KG–08	1,102
Fell D Newlin Sch	KG–08	486
Feltonville Intermediate School	03–05	525
Finletter Thomas K Sch	PK–08	616
Fitler Academics Plus	KG–08	162
Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch	PK–08	821
Forrest Edwin Sch	PK–05	799
Fox Chase Sch	KG–05	447
Frank Anne Sch	PK–05	1,347
Franklin Benjamin Sch	KG–08	602
Franklin S Edmonds Sch	PK–08	476
Gideon Edward Sch	PK–08	217
Girard Stephen Sch	KG–04	293
Gloria Casarez El Sch	KG–05	461
Greenberg Joseph Sch	KG–08	831
Greenfield Albert M Sch	KG–08	683
Hackett Horatio B Sch	PK–05	411
Hamilton Andrew Sch	KG–08	346
Harrington Avery D Sch	KG–08	340
Hartranft John F Sch	KG–08	299
Henry Charles W Sch	KG–08	489
Heston Edward Sch	PK–08	374
Holme Thomas Sch	PK–08	813
Hopkinson Francis Sch	KG–08	602
Houston Henry E Sch	KG–08	365
Howe Julia Ward Sch	KG–05	206
Hunter William H Sch	PK–08	438
Jenks Abram Sch	KG–05	241
John Hancock Demonstration Sch	KG–08	689
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an	KG–08	422
Juniata Park Academy	KG–08	872
Kearny Gen Philip Sch	KG–08	194
Kelley William D Sch	PK–08	228
Kelly John B Sch	KG–05	336
Kenderton El Sch	KG–08	354
Key Francis Scott Sch	KG–06	376
Kirkbride Eliza B Sch	PK–08	509
Lamberton Robert E Sch	PK–08	310
Lawton Henry W Sch	PK–05	605
Lea Henry C Sch	PK–08	475
Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch	KG–08	232
Lingelbach Anna L Sch	KG–08	301
Locke Alain Sch	KG–08	282
Loesche William H Sch	PK–05	1,012
Logan James Sch	PK–05	255
Longstreth William C Sch	PK–08	271
Lowell James R Sch	PK–04	530
Ludlow James R Sch	PK–08	202
Marshall John Sch	KG–05	245
Marshall Thurgood	PK–08	619
Mayfair Sch	KG–08	1,682
McCall Gen George A Sch	KG–08	628
McCloskey John F Sch	PK–08	250
McClure Alexander K Sch	PK–05	509
McDaniel Delaplaine Sch	KG–08	224
McKinley William Sch	PK–08	355
McMichael Morton Sch	PK–08	294
Meade Gen George C Sch	PK–08	296
Meredith William M Sch	KG–08	516
Mifflin Thomas Sch	PK–08	363
Mitchell El Sch	PK–08	337
Moffet John Sch	KG–05	250
Moore J Hampton Sch	KG–05	1,134
Morris Robert Sch	PK–08	159
Morrison Andrew J Sch	KG–08	526
Morton Thomas G Sch	KG–05	365
Munoz-Marin Luis	PK–08	520
Nebinger George W Sch	PK–08	405
Northeast Community Propel Academy	KG–08	1,731
Olney El Sch	KG–08	717
Overbrook Edu Ctr	KG–08	266
Overbrook Elementary School	PK–08	202
Patterson John M Sch	PK–04	404
Peirce Thomas M Sch	PK–06	242
Penn Alexander Sch	KG–08	579
Pennell Joseph Sch	PK–05	311
Penrose Sch	KG–08	403
Pollock Robert B Sch	KG–08	685
Potter-Thomas Sch	KG–08	405
Powel Samuel Sch	KG–04	290
Prince Hall	PK–05	413
Rhawnhurst Sch	PK–05	623
Rhoads James Sch	KG–08	420
Rhodes E Washington Sch	KG–08	396
Richmond Sch	KG–05	362
Roosevelt Theodore MS	KG–08	449
Rowen William Sch	KG–05	326
Samuel Gompers Sch	KG–08	251
Samuel Pennypacker Sch	PK–08	348
Sharswood George Sch	PK–08	356
Shawmont Sch	PK–08	409
Sheppard Isaac Sch	KG–04	140
Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch	KG–05	1,250
Southwark Sch	PK–08	920
Spring Garden Sch	KG–08	239
Spruance Gilbert Sch	PK–08	1,275
Stanton Edwin M Sch	PK–08	322
Stearne Allen M Sch	KG–08	380
Steel Edward Sch	PK–08	331
Sullivan James J Sch	KG–05	408
Taggart John H Sch	PK–08	538
Taylor Bayard Sch	KG–05	384
Vare-Washington El Sch	PK–08	339
Waring Laura W Sch	PK–08	197
Washington Martha Sch	KG–08	223
Webster Sch	PK–05	515
Welsh John Sch	KG–08	253
Willard Frances E Sch	KG–04	444
Wright Richard R Sch	PK–05	276
Ziegler William H Sch	KG–08	492

Middle Schools13 schools

School	Grades	Students
Amy At Martin	06–08	240
Amy NW	06–08	209
Baldi C C A MS	06–08	1,462
Castor Gardens MS	06–08	1,260
Clemente Roberto MS	06–08	206
Conwell Russell MS	05–08	175
Feltonville Sch of Arts & Sciences	06–08	535
Harding Warren G MS	06–08	622
Middle Years Alternative	06–08	171
Science Leadership Academy MS	05–08	359
Tilden William T MS	05–08	332
Wagner Gen Louis MS	06–08	364
Washington Grover Jr Sch	05–08	443

High Schools54 schools

School	Grades	Students
Academy at Palumbo	09–12	1,179
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	09–12	616
Bartram John - Main	09–12	478
Bodine William W HS	09–12	547
Building 21	09–12	388
Carver HS	07–12	897
Central HS	09–12	2,364
Constitution HS	09–12	383
Creative and Performing Arts	09–12	743
Dobbins AVT HS	09–12	896
Edison HS/Fareira Skills	09–12	886
Fels Samuel HS	09–12	1,053
Frankford HS	09–12	923
Franklin Benjamin HS	09–12	466
Franklin LC	09–12	881
Furness Horace HS	09–12	741
Gamp	05–12	579
Girls HS	09–12	894
Hill Freedman World Academy	06–12	638
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS	09–12	469
Kensington Health Sciences	09–12	434
Kensington HS	09–12	459
King Martin Luther HS	09–12	498
Lankenau HS	09–12	336
Lincoln HS	09–12	2,207
Mastbaum Jules E AVTS	09–12	571
Masterman Julia R Sec Sch	05–12	1,186
Motivation HS	09–12	332
Northeast HS	09–12	3,352
Overbrook HS	09–12	387
Parkway Center City Middle College	09–12	436
Parkway Northwest	09–12	258
Parkway West	09–12	228
Paul Robeson HS for Human Services	09–12	314
Penn Treaty Sch	06–12	468
Philadelphia Learning Academy - North	09–12	42
Philadelphia Learning Academy - South	09–12	58
Philadelphia Military Acad at Elverson	09–12	336
Randolph A. Philip AVT HS	09–12	392
Roxborough HS	09–12	710
Saul W B Agricultural School	09–12	501
Sayre William L MS	09–12	355
School of the Future	09–12	568
Science Leadership Academy	09–12	497
South Philadelphia HS	09–12	611
Strawberry Mansion HS	09–12	203
Swenson Arts & Technology HS	09–12	771
The Linc	09–12	221
The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	05–12	642
The U School: Innovative Lab	09–12	229
The Workshop School	09–12	194
Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	09–12	270
Washington George HS	09–12	1,707
West Philadelphia HS	09–12	543

Other Schools2 schools

School	Grades	Students
The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy	KG–12	904
Widener Memorial Sch	KG–12	125

District Finances

Per-Pupil Expenditure$38,325+167% nat'l avg

National avg $14,347

Revenue Sources

40%

37%

State

39.7%

Local (property tax)

37.0%

Federal

23.3%

Funding is shared between state (40%) and local sources (37%), with notable federal support (23%).

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey. District-level data.

District Snapshot

217

Schools

112,953

Students

100%

Free Lunch

$38K

Per-Pupil

Graduation Rate75.2%

Opportunity Score37/100

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School Rankings

Best Elementary Schools Best Middle Schools Best High Schools

Strengths & Considerations

High per-student investment

Spends $38,325 per pupil — 167% above the national average of $14,347.

Range of school options

With 217 schools, families have meaningful choice across programs and grade levels.

Below-average graduation rate

At 75.2%, graduation is 11.3 points below the national average of 86.5%.

High economic need in community

100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — above the national rate of 52.2% — reflecting broader economic challenges.

Heavy reliance on federal aid

23% of revenue comes from federal sources. High federal reliance typically signals a limited local tax base or high concentration of low-income families.

Location

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Philadelphia City SD?

Philadelphia City SD has 217 public schools, serving a total of 112,953 students.

What is the graduation rate for Philadelphia City SD?

The graduation rate is 75.2%, which is below the national average of 86.5%.

How much does Philadelphia City SD spend per student?

Philadelphia City SD spends $38,325 per pupil — 167% above the national average of $14,347.

What percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in Philadelphia City SD?

100% of students in Philadelphia City SD qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the national rate of 52.2%.

Are there charter schools in Philadelphia City SD?

No, Philadelphia City SD does not currently include any charter schools.

What grade levels does Philadelphia City SD serve?

Philadelphia City SD serves grades PK through 12, covering elementary, middle, and high school levels.

What is the opportunity score for Philadelphia City SD?

The median opportunity score across schools in Philadelphia City SD is 37/100. The national median is 50/100. Opportunity scores reflect long-term economic mobility prospects for children who grow up in these communities.

About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.