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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs #459 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,249 per pupil, Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs ranks #546 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs operates 1 public schools serving 1,231 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $15,249 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 75.9% local, 1.3% state, and 22.8% 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 36/100, ranked #459 of 648 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 137.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 1.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs a distant remainder — means Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs student-counselor ratio is 137:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs?
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,231 students.
How much does Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs spend per student?
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs spends $15,249 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #459 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs?
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs students are 88.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 1.9% Asian, 0.9% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs?
Community Academy of Philadelphia Cs has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #459 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.