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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs #553 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,587 per pupil, First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs ranks #514 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs operates 1 public schools serving 1,844 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 $15,587 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 83.0% local, 1.2% state, and 15.9% 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 27/100, ranked #553 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 366.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 45.1% African American, 31.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% White across the district's schools.
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs accounts for 99.3% of all First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs a distant remainder — means First Philadelphia Preparatory 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.
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.9% 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.
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs student-counselor ratio is 366:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to First Philadelphia Preparatory 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 First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs?
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,844 students.
How much does First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs spend per student?
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs spends $15,587 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #553 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs?
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs students are 45.1% African American, 31.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs?
First Philadelphia Preparatory Cs has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #553 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.