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Philadelphia City SD, PA: schools, enrollment and spending

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 public schools with 120,057 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.0 students per teacher is 1.5 higher than the Pennsylvania figure of 13.5.

At a glance

Schools
220
Students
120,057
Teachers (FTE)
8,000
Students per teacher
15.0
PA: 13.5 · US: 15.3
Address
440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone
(215)400-4000
County
Philadelphia County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4218990
State district ID
PA-126515001
Total staff (FTE)
19,713
School counselors (FTE)
356.0About 337 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
487.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.0
Pennsylvania13.5
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (124,111), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$3.81 billion
Federal revenue
$463.2 million
State revenue
$1.73 billion
Local revenue
$1.62 billion
Total spending
$3.90 billion
Spending per pupil
$31,422
Salaries
$884.0 million22.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$3.13 billion

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 45.5%
  • Local: 42.4%

Pennsylvania overall

  • Federal: 8.2%
  • State: 33.0%
  • Local: 58.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$31,422
Pennsylvania$21,044
United States$16,826

Schools in Philadelphia City SD

By level: 55 high, 14 middle, 149 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Academy at PalumboHigh9 to 121,22536.0
Adaire Alexander SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 844714.9
Allen Dr Ethel SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 83229.5
Allen Ethan SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 895715.9
AMY at MartinCEP schoolMiddle6 to 818510.9
Amy NWCEP schoolMiddle6 to 815010.7
Anderson Add B SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 833910.0
Arts Academy at Benjamin RushCEP schoolHigh9 to 1259927.2
Bache-Martin SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 861410.8
Baldi C C A Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,51016.8
Barry Comm John SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 846712.0
Barton Clara SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 249013.2
Bartram John - MainCEP schoolHigh9 to 1258314.6
Bethune Mary McLeod SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 843312.7
Blaine James G SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 83329.8
Blankenburg Rudolph SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 82789.3
Bodine William W High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1248925.7
Bregy F Amedee SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 826410.2
Bridesburg SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 852514.2
Brown Henry A SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 833310.7
Brown Joseph SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 844114.2
Bryant William C SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 833810.2
Building 21CEP schoolHigh9 to 1237120.6
Carnell Laura H SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 563914.9
Castor Gardens Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,31816.9
Catharine Joseph SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543712.5
Cayuga SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 536011.6
Central High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,32926.8
Childs George W SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 847112.4
Clemente Roberto Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 825911.3
Comegys Benjamin B SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 825214.0
Comly Watson SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 561814.7
Conwell Russell Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 811911.9
Cook-Wissahickon SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 843214.4
Cooke Jay Middle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 83699.0
Cramp William SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537411.0
Creative and Performing ArtsCEP schoolHigh9 to 1264332.1
Crossan Kennedy C SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 532717.2
Day Anna B SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 831411.6
DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet Middle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 855010.2
Decatur Stephen SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 81,02816.3
Dick William SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 834314.3
Disston Hamilton SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 873717.1
Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1258113.8
Dobson James SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 822910.0
Duckrey Tanner SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 841813.1
Dunbar Paul L SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 822410.2
Edison HS/Fareira SkillsCEP schoolHigh9 to 1298316.1
Elkin Lewis SchCEP schoolElementaryK to 445511.1
Ellwood SchCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529211.7
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.