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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Mast Community Cs Iii #630 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,569 per pupil, Mast Community Cs Iii ranks #669 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mast Community Cs Iii operates 1 public schools serving 1,222 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 $11,569 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 79.4% local, 0.8% state, and 19.8% 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 14/100, ranked #630 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 322.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.6% African American, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mast Community Cs Iii, enrolling 1,290 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mast Community Cs Iii accounts for 100.0% of all Mast Community Cs Iii student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mast Community Cs Iii a distant remainder — means Mast Community Cs Iii-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.
Mast Community Cs Iii has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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.
Mast Community Cs Iii 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 Mast Community Cs Iii is typically wider than the Mast Community Cs Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Mast Community Cs Iii chronic absenteeism rate is 23.3% — 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 Mast Community Cs Iii is typically wider than the Mast Community Cs Iii-aggregate figure suggests.
Mast Community Cs Iii has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,222 students.
How much does Mast Community Cs Iii spend per student?
Mast Community Cs Iii spends $11,569 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #630 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Mast Community Cs Iii?
Mast Community Cs Iii students are 35.6% African American, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 8.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mast Community Cs Iii?
Mast Community Cs Iii has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #630 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.