District overview
At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
120,057
NCES CCD 2024–25, where reported
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
District interpretation
What the numbers 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.
By reported enrollment, the district ranks 1 of 778 Pennsylvania districts with data. 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. This places reported current spending 369 of 731 districts in Pennsylvania. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and district responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Student context
Needs schools plan for
- 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 location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 39.9610, -75.1626. This is the NCES EDGE district-office point, not an attendance boundary.
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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 where reported, otherwise CRDC 2021–22. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
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220 current directory entries
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Showing 220 of 220 schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy at Palumbo | High | 09–12 | 1,225 | 35.1:1 |
| Adaire Alexander Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 447 | 14.7:1 |
| Allen Dr Ethel Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 322 | 9.4:1 |
| Allen Ethan Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 957 | 15.8:1 |
| AMY at Martin | Middle | 06–08 | 185 | 10.3:1 |
| AMY NW | Middle | 06–08 | 150 | 10.6:1 |
| Anderson Add B Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 339 | 9.7:1 |
| Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush | High | 09–12 | 599 | 26.7:1 |
| Bache-Martin Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 614 | 10.6:1 |
| Baldi C C A MS | Middle | 06–08 | 1,510 | 16.6:1 |
| Barry Comm John Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 467 | 11.9:1 |
| Barton Clara Sch | Elementary | KG–02 | 490 | 13.1:1 |
| Bartram John - Main | High | 09–12 | 583 | 14.5:1 |
| Bethune Mary McLeod Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 433 | 12.4:1 |
| Blaine James G Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 332 | 9.7:1 |
| Blankenburg Rudolph Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 278 | 9:1 |
| Bodine William W HS | High | 09–12 | 489 | 25.2:1 |
| Bregy F Amedee Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 264 | 10:1 |
| Bridesburg Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 525 | 14.1:1 |
| Brown Henry A Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 333 | 10.4:1 |
| Brown Joseph Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 441 | 14.2:1 |
| Bryant William C Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 338 | 10:1 |
| Building 21 | High | 09–12 | 371 | 20.5:1 |
| Carnell Laura H Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 639 | 14.8:1 |
| Castor Gardens MS | Middle | 06–08 | 1,318 | 16.8:1 |
| Catharine Joseph Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 437 | 12.2:1 |
| Cayuga School | Elementary | KG–05 | 360 | 11.3:1 |
| Central HS | High | 09–12 | 2,329 | 26.5:1 |
| Childs George W Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 471 | 12.3:1 |
| Clemente Roberto MS | Middle | 06–08 | 259 | 10.9:1 |
| Comegys Benjamin B Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 252 | 13.9:1 |
| Comly Watson Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 618 | 14.7:1 |
| Conwell Russell MS | Middle | 05–08 | 119 | 11.1:1 |
| Cook-Wissahickon Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 432 | 14:1 |
| Cooke Jay MS | Elementary | KG–08 | 369 | 8.9:1 |
| Cramp William Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 374 | 10.8:1 |
| Creative and Performing Arts | High | 09–12 | 643 | 31.6:1 |
| Crossan Kennedy C Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 327 | 17.1:1 |
| Day Anna B Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 314 | 11.6:1 |
| DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MS | Elementary | KG–08 | 550 | 10.1:1 |
| Decatur Stephen Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 1,028 | 16.2:1 |
| Dick William Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 343 | 13.9:1 |
| Disston Hamilton Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 737 | 16.8:1 |
| Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School | High | 09–12 | 581 | 13.8:1 |
| Dobson James Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 229 | 9.8:1 |
| Duckrey Tanner Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 418 | 12.9:1 |
| Dunbar Paul L Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 224 | 9.8:1 |
| Edison HS/Fareira Skills | High | 09–12 | 983 | 15.9:1 |
| Elkin Lewis Sch | Elementary | KG–04 | 455 | 11:1 |
| Ellwood Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 292 | 11.6:1 |
| Emlen Eleanor C Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 301 | 11.1:1 |
| Fanny Jackson Coppin Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 547 | 16.7:1 |
| Farrell Louis H Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 1,187 | 16.2:1 |
| Fell D Newlin Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 530 | 14.2:1 |
| Fels Samuel HS | High | 09–12 | 1,255 | 16:1 |
| Feltonville Intermediate School | Elementary | 03–05 | 517 | 15.4:1 |
| Feltonville Sch of Arts & Sciences | Middle | 06–08 | 543 | 15.1:1 |
| Finletter Thomas K Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 607 | 12.2:1 |
| Fitler Academics Plus | Elementary | KG–08 | 159 | 11.2:1 |
| Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 906 | 17.2:1 |
| Forrest Edwin Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 841 | 17.5:1 |
| Fox Chase Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 507 | 13.6:1 |
| Frank Anne Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 1,622 | 17.4:1 |
| Frankford HS | High | 09–12 | 907 | 14.2:1 |
| Franklin Benjamin HS | High | 09–12 | 570 | 14:1 |
| Franklin Benjamin Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 570 | 14.1:1 |
| Franklin LC | High | 09–12 | 918 | 19.6:1 |
| Franklin S Edmonds Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 391 | 12.5:1 |
| Furness Horace HS | High | 09–12 | 896 | 19.7:1 |
| Gamp | High | 05–12 | 634 | 21.7:1 |
| Gideon Edward Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 221 | 10.4:1 |
| Girard Stephen Sch | Elementary | KG–04 | 296 | 15.1:1 |
| Girls HS | High | 09–12 | 592 | 17.5:1 |
| Greenberg Joseph Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 925 | 16.1:1 |
| Greenfield Albert M Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 742 | 17.9:1 |
| Guidon S Bluford El Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 476 | 15.9:1 |
| Hackett Horatio B Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 413 | 12.8:1 |
| Hamilton Andrew Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 348 | 11.8:1 |
| Harding Warren G MS | Middle | 06–08 | 570 | 12.5:1 |
| Harrington Avery D Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 274 | 10.3:1 |
| Hartranft John F Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 310 | 9.6:1 |
| Henry Charles W Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 518 | 15.6:1 |
| Heston Edward Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 245 | 8.2:1 |
| Hill Freedman World Academy | High | 06–12 | 640 | 13.3:1 |
| Holme Thomas Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 850 | 14.2:1 |
| Hopkinson Francis Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 569 | 12.2:1 |
| Houston Henry E Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 458 | 15.1:1 |
| Howe Julia Ward Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 229 | 9.8:1 |
| HS of Engineering & Science | High | 07–12 | 851 | 27.8:1 |
| Hunter William H Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 414 | 12.1:1 |
| Jenks Abram Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 278 | 13.9:1 |
| John B Stetson MS | Middle | 05–08 | 560 | 14.6:1 |
| John Hancock Demonstration Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 895 | 14.2:1 |
| John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences | Elementary | KG–08 | 394 | 13.6:1 |
| Juniata Park Academy | Elementary | KG–08 | 854 | 14.9:1 |
| Kearny Gen Philip Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 189 | 9.3:1 |
| Kelley William D Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 211 | 8:1 |
| Kelly John B Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 365 | 11.9:1 |
| Kenderton El Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 300 | 12:1 |
| Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS | High | 09–12 | 510 | 16.6:1 |
| Kensington Health Sciences | High | 09–12 | 457 | 16:1 |
| Kensington HS | High | 09–12 | 458 | 10.8:1 |
| Key Francis Scott Sch | Elementary | KG–06 | 370 | 12.4:1 |
| King Martin Luther HS | High | 09–12 | 527 | 15.5:1 |
| Kirkbride Eliza B Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 522 | 14.2:1 |
| Lamberton Robert E Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 341 | 10:1 |
| Lankenau HS | High | 09–12 | 228 | 13.9:1 |
| Lawton Henry W Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 571 | 12.9:1 |
| Lea Henry C Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 503 | 13.1:1 |
| Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 303 | 14.4:1 |
| Lincoln HS | High | 09–12 | 2,472 | 21:1 |
| Lingelbach Anna L Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 363 | 13.7:1 |
| Locke Alain Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 264 | 9.8:1 |
| Loesche William H Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 1,263 | 14.7:1 |
| Logan James Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 264 | 10.6:1 |
| Longstreth William C Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 314 | 12.9:1 |
| Lowell James R Sch | Elementary | PK–04 | 503 | 15.1:1 |
| Ludlow James R Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 215 | 9.2:1 |
| Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy | Elementary | KG–08 | 338 | 13:1 |
| Marshall John Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 250 | 9.6:1 |
| Marshall Thurgood | Elementary | PK–08 | 639 | 12.8:1 |
| Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School | High | 09–12 | 651 | 16.7:1 |
| Masterman Julia R Sec Sch | High | 05–12 | 1,183 | 24.8:1 |
| Mayfair Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 1,763 | 17:1 |
| McCall Gen George A Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 629 | 16.8:1 |
| McCloskey John F Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 228 | 13.5:1 |
| McClure Alexander K Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 437 | 12.5:1 |
| McDaniel Delaplaine Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 229 | 10.7:1 |
| McKinley William Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 306 | 10.2:1 |
| McMichael Morton Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 285 | 10.1:1 |
| Meade Gen George C Sch | Elementary | PK –08 | 314 | 11:1 |
| Meredith William M Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 556 | 19.1:1 |
| Middle Years Alternative | Middle | 05–08 | 128 | 10.5:1 |
| Mifflin Thomas Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 393 | 14.4:1 |
| Mitchell El Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 283 | 10.5:1 |
| Moffet John Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 215 | 9.7:1 |
| Moore J Hampton Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 1,192 | 15.2:1 |
| Morris Robert Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 215 | 14.4:1 |
| Morrison Andrew J Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 508 | 14.2:1 |
| Morton Thomas G Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 356 | 12.7:1 |
| Motivation HS | High | 09–12 | 199 | 13.3:1 |
| Munoz-Marin Luis | Elementary | PK–08 | 519 | 10.3:1 |
| National Constitution Center HS | High | 09–12 | 421 | 22.1:1 |
| Nebinger George W Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 391 | 12.1:1 |
| Northeast Community Propel Academy | Elementary | KG–08 | 1,783 | 17.4:1 |
| Northeast HS | High | 09–12 | 3,463 | 27.8:1 |
| Olney El Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 654 | 13.3:1 |
| Olney HS | High | 09–12 | 1,168 | 20.9:1 |
| Overbrook Edu Ctr | Elementary | KG–08 | 259 | 9.6:1 |
| Overbrook Elementary School | Elementary | PK–08 | 201 | 9.9:1 |
| Overbrook HS | High | 09–12 | 440 | 19.3:1 |
| Parkway Center City Middle College | High | 09–12 | 436 | 32.8:1 |
| Parkway Northwest | High | 09–12 | 238 | 20.3:1 |
| Parkway West | High | 09–12 | 149 | 11.5:1 |
| Patterson John M Sch | Elementary | PK–04 | 391 | 13.9:1 |
| Peirce Thomas M Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 270 | 14.9:1 |
| Penn Alexander Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 595 | 16.4:1 |
| Penn Treaty Sch | High | 06–12 | 398 | 9.8:1 |
| Pennell Joseph Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 301 | 11.6:1 |
| Penrose Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 360 | 8.7:1 |
| Philadelphia Learning Academy - North | High | 09–12 | 73 | 8.2:1 |
| Philadelphia Learning Academy - West | High | 09–12 | 99 | 15.6:1 |
| Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson | High | 09–12 | 273 | 13.4:1 |
| Pollock Robert B Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 845 | 16.8:1 |
| Potter-Thomas Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 325 | 8.2:1 |
| Powel Samuel Sch | Elementary | KG–04 | 324 | 15:1 |
| Prince Hall Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 360 | 15.1:1 |
| Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High School | High | 09–12 | 437 | 15.3:1 |
| Rhawnhurst Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 621 | 14.8:1 |
| Rhoads James Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 421 | 9.7:1 |
| Rhodes E Washington Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 354 | 9.5:1 |
| Richmond Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 351 | 12.4:1 |
| Robeson HS for Human Services | High | 09–12 | 266 | 19.5:1 |
| Roosevelt Theodore MS | Elementary | KG–08 | 400 | 8.7:1 |
| Rowen William Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 296 | 11.8:1 |
| Roxborough HS | High | 09–12 | 613 | 12.2:1 |
| Samuel Gompers Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 238 | 10.8:1 |
| Samuel Pennypacker Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 328 | 12.4:1 |
| Saul W B Agricultural School | High | 09–12 | 417 | 18.4:1 |
| Sayre William L MS | High | 09–12 | 447 | 17:1 |
| School of the Future | High | 09–12 | 569 | 14.2:1 |
| Science Leadership Academy | High | 09–12 | 502 | 25.5:1 |
| Science Leadership Academy MS | Middle | 05–08 | 353 | 30.5:1 |
| Sharswood George Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 364 | 10.9:1 |
| Shawmont Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 471 | 15.9:1 |
| Sheppard Isaac Sch | Elementary | KG–04 | 123 | 9.8:1 |
| Sheridan Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 437 | 12.3:1 |
| Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 1,350 | 15.1:1 |
| South Philadelphia HS | High | 09–12 | 684 | 13.3:1 |
| Southwark Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 976 | 15.4:1 |
| Spring Garden Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 235 | 12.4:1 |
| Spruance Gilbert Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 1,270 | 16.1:1 |
| Stanton Edwin M Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 329 | 11.4:1 |
| Stearne Allen M Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 372 | 11.1:1 |
| Steel Edward Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 379 | 9.8:1 |
| Strawberry Mansion HS | High | 09–12 | 309 | 11:1 |
| Sullivan James J Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 373 | 14.7:1 |
| Swenson Arts and Technology High School | High | 09–12 | 805 | 19.1:1 |
| Taggart John H Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 529 | 13.7:1 |
| Taylor Bayard Sch | Elementary | KG–05 | 394 | 9.9:1 |
| The Linc | High | 09–12 | 223 | 18.9:1 |
| The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber | High | 05–12 | 532 | 31.1:1 |
| The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy Virtual | Other | KG–12 | 913 | 59:1 |
| The U School: Innovative Lab | High | 09–12 | 195 | 14.4:1 |
| The Workshop School | High | 09–12 | 214 | 17.1:1 |
| Tilden William T MS | Middle | 05–08 | 266 | 12.4:1 |
| Vare-Washington El Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 375 | 11.4:1 |
| Vaux HS: A Big Picture School | High | 09–12 | 284 | 20.9:1 |
| Wagner Gen Louis MS | Middle | 06–08 | 296 | 14.1:1 |
| Waring Laura W Sch | Elementary | PK–08 | 196 | 11.1:1 |
| Washington George HS | High | 09–12 | 1,755 | 16.8:1 |
| Washington Grover Jr Sch | Middle | 05–08 | 400 | 14.2:1 |
| Washington Martha Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 204 | 7.6:1 |
| Webster Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 510 | 12.6:1 |
| Welsh John Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 185 | 9.2:1 |
| West Philadelphia HS | High | 09–12 | 718 | 20.9:1 |
| Widener Memorial Sch | Other | KG–12 | 141 | 4.1:1 |
| Willard Frances E Sch | Elementary | KG–04 | 377 | 11.9:1 |
| Wright Richard R Sch | Elementary | PK–05 | 242 | 9.8:1 |
| Ziegler William H Sch | Elementary | KG–08 | 522 | 11.3:1 |