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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Keystone Academy Cs #585 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,032 per pupil, Keystone Academy Cs ranks #563 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Keystone Academy Cs operates 1 public schools serving 671 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $15,032 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 81.2% local, 1.2% state, and 17.6% 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 23/100, ranked #585 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.
a 321:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.3% African American, 34.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Keystone Academy Cs, enrolling 642 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Keystone Academy Cs accounts for 95.7% of all Keystone Academy Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Keystone Academy Cs a distant remainder — means Keystone Academy Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Keystone Academy Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.2% 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 — including this one — 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.
Keystone Academy Cs student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — 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 Keystone Academy Cs is typically wider than the Keystone Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Keystone Academy Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Keystone Academy Cs is typically wider than the Keystone Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Keystone Academy Cs has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 671 students.
How much does Keystone Academy Cs spend per student?
Keystone Academy Cs spends $15,032 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #585 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Keystone Academy Cs?
Keystone Academy Cs students are 36.3% African American, 34.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% White, 7.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Keystone Academy Cs?
Keystone Academy Cs has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #585 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.