Penn Hills SD vs Philadelphia City SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Penn Hills SD Philadelphia City SD
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 3,026 118,335
Number of Schools 3 219
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.8:1 14.1:1

Spending

Metric Penn Hills SD Philadelphia City SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $30,034 $36,791
Federal Revenue 12.6% 23.3%
State Revenue 34.3% 39.7%
Local Revenue 53.0% 37.0%
Penn Hills SD
Federal State Local
Philadelphia City SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Penn Hills SD Philadelphia City SD
White 20.2% 11.6%
African American 63.2% 52.8%
Hispanic or Latino 6.1% 24.9%
Asian 1.0% 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Multiracial 9.2% 3.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 95.9% 99.9%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Penn Hills SD Philadelphia City SD
AP Courses Offered 12 235
Schools with AP 1 33
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 276:1 322.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 45.3% 45.2%

School Types

Penn Hills 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.