An equity score of 31/100 ranks Christopher Columbus Cs #512 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,381 per pupil, Christopher Columbus Cs ranks #404 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Christopher Columbus Cs operates 1 public schools serving 862 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Philadelphia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,381 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 81.6% local, 0.6% state, and 17.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #512 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 414.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% White, 19.5% African American, 13.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Christopher Columbus Cs, enrolling 829 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Christopher Columbus Cs accounts for 96.2% of all Christopher Columbus Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Christopher Columbus Cs a distant remainder — means Christopher Columbus Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Christopher Columbus Cs student-counselor ratio is 415:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Christopher Columbus Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Christopher Columbus Cs is typically wider than the Christopher Columbus Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Christopher Columbus Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 862 students.
How much does Christopher Columbus Cs spend per student?
Christopher Columbus Cs spends $17,381 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #512 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Christopher Columbus Cs?
Christopher Columbus Cs students are 48.3% White, 19.5% African American, 13.6% Asian, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Christopher Columbus Cs?
Christopher Columbus Cs has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #512 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.