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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Franklin Towne Chs #641 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,716 per pupil, Franklin Towne Chs ranks #660 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Towne Chs operates 1 public schools serving 1,282 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $12,716 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 78.6% local, 0.5% state, and 20.9% 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 8/100, ranked #641 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 323:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.4% White, 31.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Franklin Towne Chs, enrolling 1,292 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Franklin Towne Chs accounts for 100.0% of all Franklin Towne Chs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Franklin Towne Chs a distant remainder — means Franklin Towne Chs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Franklin Towne Chs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.4% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Franklin Towne Chs student-counselor ratio is 323:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Franklin Towne Chs is typically wider than the Franklin Towne Chs-aggregate figure suggests.
Franklin Towne Chs chronic absenteeism rate is 18.7% — 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 Franklin Towne Chs is typically wider than the Franklin Towne Chs-aggregate figure suggests.
Franklin Towne Chs has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,282 students.
How much does Franklin Towne Chs spend per student?
Franklin Towne Chs spends $12,716 per student. The district has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #641 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Towne Chs?
Franklin Towne Chs students are 46.4% White, 31.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Towne Chs?
Franklin Towne Chs has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #641 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.