At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
120,057
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
220
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$18,329
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,762
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 114,690
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8,427
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.6:1
What current records say about Philadelphia City SD
Philadelphia City SD operates 220 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NCES reports 120,057 students and 8,000.07 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Pennsylvania agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 499 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $18,329 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,762 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 234 of 498 in Pennsylvania. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 15%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 15.9%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 8,000.07
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $2,168,938,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Philadelphia City SD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.9610, -75.1626
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White14.8%
- Hispanic27.5%
- Black42.9%
- Asian10.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial4.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Philadelphia City SD
220 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 220 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy at Palumbo | High09–12 | 1,225 | 35.1:1 | |
| Adaire Alexander Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 447 | 14.7:1 | |
| Allen Dr Ethel Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 322 | 9.4:1 | |
| Allen Ethan Sch | ElementaryKG–08 | 957 | 15.8:1 | |
| AMY at Martin | Middle06–08 | 185 | 10.3:1 | |
| AMY NW | Middle06–08 | 150 | 10.6:1 | |
| Anderson Add B Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 339 | 9.7:1 | |
| Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush | High09–12 | 599 | 26.7:1 | |
| Bache-Martin Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 614 | 10.6:1 | |
| Baldi C C A MS | Middle06–08 | 1,510 | 16.6:1 | |
| Barry Comm John Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 467 | 11.9:1 | |
| Barton Clara Sch | ElementaryKG–02 | 490 | 13.1:1 | |
| Bartram John - Main | High09–12 | 583 | 14.5:1 | |
| Bethune Mary McLeod Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 433 | 12.4:1 | |
| Blaine James G Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 332 | 9.7:1 | |
| Blankenburg Rudolph Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 278 | 9:1 | |
| Bodine William W HS | High09–12 | 489 | 25.2:1 | |
| Bregy F Amedee Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 264 | 10:1 | |
| Bridesburg Sch | ElementaryKG–08 | 525 | 14.1:1 | |
| Brown Henry A Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 333 | 10.4:1 | |
| Brown Joseph Sch | ElementaryKG–08 | 441 | 14.2:1 | |
| Bryant William C Sch | ElementaryPK–08 | 338 | 10:1 | |
| Building 21 | High09–12 | 371 | 20.5:1 | |
| Carnell Laura H Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 639 | 14.8:1 |