Freedom Area SD vs Philadelphia City SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Freedom Area SD Philadelphia City SD
Location Freedom, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 1,217 118,335
Number of Schools 3 219
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.9:1 14.1:1

Spending

Metric Freedom Area SD Philadelphia City SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,762 $36,791
Federal Revenue 6.3% 23.3%
State Revenue 50.7% 39.7%
Local Revenue 43.0% 37.0%
Freedom Area SD
Federal State Local
Philadelphia City SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Freedom Area SD Philadelphia City SD
White 89.6% 11.6%
African American 1.0% 52.8%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2% 24.9%
Asian 0.4% 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 5.9% 3.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 48.5% 99.9%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Freedom Area SD Philadelphia City SD
AP Courses Offered 5 235
Schools with AP 1 33
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 321.7:1 322.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 31.3% 45.2%

School Types

Freedom Area 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.