Great Valley SD vs Philadelphia City SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Great Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
Location Malvern, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 4,705 118,335
Number of Schools 6 219
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.6:1 14.1:1

Spending

Metric Great Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $24,811 $36,791
Federal Revenue 3.9% 23.3%
State Revenue 14.0% 39.7%
Local Revenue 82.1% 37.0%
Great Valley SD
Federal State Local
Philadelphia City SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Great Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
White 50.7% 11.6%
African American 2.6% 52.8%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9% 24.9%
Asian 27.4% 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Multiracial 5.0% 3.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 17.1% 99.9%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Great Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
AP Courses Offered 29 235
Schools with AP 1 33
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 396.4:1 322.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 10.3% 45.2%

School Types

Great Valley 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.