An equity score of 46/100 ranks Esperanza Academy Cs #361 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,270 per pupil, Esperanza Academy Cs ranks #316 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,630
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$18,270
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Esperanza Academy Cs operates 1 public schools serving 1,630 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 $18,270 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 77.3% local, 1.1% state, and 21.6% 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 46/100, ranked #361 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 204.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, 0.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Esperanza Academy Cs, enrolling 1,637 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Esperanza Academy Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Esperanza Academy Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Esperanza Academy Cs a distant remainder — means Esperanza Academy Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Esperanza Academy Cs reports 85.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Esperanza Academy Cs student-counselor ratio is 205:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Esperanza Academy Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 37.8% — 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.
Esperanza Academy Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,630 students.
How much does Esperanza Academy Cs spend per student?
Esperanza Academy Cs spends $18,270 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #361 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Esperanza Academy Cs?
Esperanza Academy Cs students are 92.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, 0.1% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Esperanza Academy Cs?
Esperanza Academy Cs has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #361 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.