Jenkintown SD vs Philadelphia City SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Jenkintown SD Philadelphia City SD
Location Jenkintown, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 710 118,335
Number of Schools 2 219
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.4:1 14.1:1

Spending

Metric Jenkintown SD Philadelphia City SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $25,465 $36,791
Federal Revenue 4.5% 23.3%
State Revenue 19.1% 39.7%
Local Revenue 76.4% 37.0%
Jenkintown SD
Federal State Local
Philadelphia City SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Jenkintown SD Philadelphia City SD
White 69.0% 11.6%
African American 11.2% 52.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0% 24.9%
Asian 2.5% 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 8.8% 3.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 20.4% 99.9%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Jenkintown SD Philadelphia City SD
AP Courses Offered 2 235
Schools with AP 1 33
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 255.3:1 322.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 5.5% 45.2%

School Types

Jenkintown 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.