First Philadelphia Preparatory CS

Public school district · Philadelphia County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4200093

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS spent $17,362 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,594). Its one school enrolled 1,831 students in 2024-25; 1.0% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to First Philadelphia Preparatory CS in enrollment (1,835 to 1,877 students) and First Philadelphia Preparatory CS itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to First Philadelphia Preparatory CS, FY23Keystone Oaks SD $19,558; Wyomissing Area SD $19,021; Sharon City SD $18,454; Corry Area SD $18,065; Lewisburg Area SD $17,414; First Philadelphia Preparatory CS $17,362; Saint Marys Area SD $16,743; Oil City Area SD $16,545; Southmoreland SD $15,563; Fairview SD $13,865; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12k14k16k18k20kKeystone Oaks SD$19,558Wyomissing Area SD$19,021Sharon City SD$18,454Corry Area SD$18,065Lewisburg Area SD$17,414First Philadelphia Preparatory…$17,362Saint Marys Area SD$16,743Oil City Area SD$16,545Southmoreland SD$15,563Fairview SD$13,865State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to First Philadelphia Preparatory CS, FY23Keystone Oaks SD $19,558; Wyomissing Area SD $19,021; Sharon City SD $18,454; Corry Area SD $18,065; Lewisburg Area SD $17,414; First Philadelphia Preparatory CS $17,362; Saint Marys Area SD $16,743; Oil City Area SD $16,545; Southmoreland SD $15,563; Fairview SD $13,865; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12k14k16k18k20kKeystone Oaks SD$19,558Wyomissing Area SD$19,021Sharon City SD$18,454Corry Area SD$18,065Lewisburg Area SD$17,414First Philadelphia Preparatory CS$17,362Saint Marys Area SD$16,743Oil City Area SD$16,545Southmoreland SD$15,563Fairview SD$13,865State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to First Philadelphia Preparatory CS, FY23Keystone Oaks SD $19,558; Wyomissing Area SD $19,021; Sharon City SD $18,454; Corry Area SD $18,065; Lewisburg Area SD $17,414; First Philadelphia Preparatory CS $17,362; Saint Marys Area SD $16,743; Oil City Area SD $16,545; Southmoreland SD $15,563; Fairview SD $13,865; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12k16k20kKeystone Oaks SD$19,558Wyomissing Area SD$19,021Sharon City SD$18,454Corry Area SD$18,065Lewisburg Area SD$17,414First Philadelphia Preparatory CS$17,362Saint Marys Area SD$16,743Oil City Area SD$16,545Southmoreland SD$15,563Fairview SD$13,865State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to First Philadelphia Preparatory CS, FY23Keystone Oaks SD $19,558; Wyomissing Area SD $19,021; Sharon City SD $18,454; Corry Area SD $18,065; Lewisburg Area SD $17,414; First Philadelphia Preparatory CS $17,362; Saint Marys Area SD $16,743; Oil City Area SD $16,545; Southmoreland SD $15,563; Fairview SD $13,865; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.12k16k20kKeystone Oaks SD$19,558Wyomissing Area SD$19,021Sharon City SD$18,454Corry Area SD$18,065Lewisburg Area SD$17,414First Philadelphia Preparatory CS$17,362Saint Marys Area SD$16,743Oil City Area SD$16,545Southmoreland SD$15,563Fairview SD$13,865State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$39,398,000 in revenue: 1.0% state, 68.5% local and 30.5% federal. Total spending including $175,000 of capital outlay was $34,572,000, or $18,748 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $413,000; Local $26,979,000; Federal $12,006,000; total $39,398,000.
  • State$413,000 1%
  • Local$26,979,000 68%
  • Federal$12,006,000 30%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,822 students in 2022-23, 1,818 students in 2023-24, 1,831 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,818, 2024-25: 1,83105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8182024-251,831
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,818, 2024-25: 1,83105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8182024-251,831
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,818, 2024-25: 1,83105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8182024-251,831
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,818, 2024-25: 1,83105001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8182024-251,831

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,82297.018.8
2023-241,818104.017.5
2024-251,831104.517.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$7,475,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,054 per student

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS booked $7,475,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 97 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $77,062 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$6,174,00082.6%
Special education$1,288,00017.2%
Other programs$13,0000.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,650 in 2018-19, $4,120 in 2019-20, $3,768 in 2020-21, $3,671 in 2021-22, $4,054 in 2022-23.

First Philadelphia Preparatory CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,650, 2019-20: $4,120, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,671, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,6502019-20$4,1202020-21$3,7682021-22$3,6712022-23$4,054
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,650, 2019-20: $4,120, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,671, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,6502019-20$4,1202020-21$3,7682021-22$3,6712022-23$4,054
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,650, 2019-20: $4,120, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,671, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,6502019-20$4,1202020-21$3,7682021-22$3,6712022-23$4,054
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,650, 2019-20: $4,120, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,671, 2022-23: $4,05402k4k6k2018-19$3,6502019-20$4,1202020-21$3,7682021-22$3,6712022-23$4,054

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in First Philadelphia Preparatory CS scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading and 3-7% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts17-21%54%947
Math3-7%34%957

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 83 students in First Philadelphia Preparatory CS' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate95% or more87.5%
Students in the class83136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 1,831 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
First Philadelphia Preparatory CS1,83117.599.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact First Philadelphia Preparatory CS

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about First Philadelphia Preparatory CS

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentFirst Philadelphia Preparatory CS ranks 230 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,362).#230 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaFirst Philadelphia Preparatory CS is the number 276 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 1,844 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#276 of 775
  3. Wyomissing Area SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 1,849 students in fall 2022, $19,021 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,021
  4. Southmoreland SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 1,840 students in fall 2022, $15,563 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,563
  5. Compare First Philadelphia Preparatory CS with Wyomissing Area SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaFirst Philadelphia Preparatory CS spent $77,062 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$77,062
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about First Philadelphia Preparatory CS

  1. How many schools and students are in First Philadelphia Preparatory CS?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 1,831 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does First Philadelphia Preparatory CS spend per student?
    $17,362 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does First Philadelphia Preparatory CS' money come from?
    $39,398,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 1.0% state, 68.5% local and 30.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does First Philadelphia Preparatory CS spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,475,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,054 per student. Divided by the 97 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,062 per teacher, more than 38 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in First Philadelphia Preparatory CS do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in First Philadelphia Preparatory CS scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading and 3-7% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in First Philadelphia Preparatory CS?
    95% or more of the 83 students in First Philadelphia Preparatory CS' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is First Philadelphia Preparatory CS' NCES district ID?
    4200093. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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