Allentown City SD vs Philadelphia City SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Allentown City SD Philadelphia City SD
Location Allentown, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 15,988 118,335
Number of Schools 21 219
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.3:1 14.1:1

Spending

Metric Allentown City SD Philadelphia City SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $22,177 $36,791
Federal Revenue 18.3% 23.3%
State Revenue 52.7% 39.7%
Local Revenue 29.0% 37.0%
Allentown City SD
Federal State Local
Philadelphia City SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Allentown City SD Philadelphia City SD
White 5.9% 11.6%
African American 11.0% 52.8%
Hispanic or Latino 73.6% 24.9%
Asian 0.9% 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Multiracial 8.4% 3.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 98.7% 99.9%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Allentown City SD Philadelphia City SD
AP Courses Offered 16 235
Schools with AP 2 33
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 379.9:1 322.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 50.9% 45.2%

School Types

Allentown City SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Philadelphia City SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.