Mastery CS John Wister Elementary

Public school district · Philadelphia County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4200889

Mastery CS John Wister Elementary spent $16,801 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $19,062). Its one school enrolled 506 students in 2024-25; 0.8% of its revenue came from the state.

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 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary in enrollment (497 to 531 students) and Mastery CS John Wister Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Mastery CS John Wister Elementary, FY23Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS $25,250; Bluford CS $24,518; Northern Potter SD $20,892; KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy $20,072; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS John Wister Elementary $16,801; Vision Academy CS $15,802; Bear Creek Community Charter School $15,053; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k15k20k25k30kPropel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS$25,250Bluford CS$24,518Northern Potter SD$20,892KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy$20,072People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS John Wister Element…$16,801Vision Academy CS$15,802Bear Creek Community Charter S…$15,053State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Mastery CS John Wister Elementary, FY23Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS $25,250; Bluford CS $24,518; Northern Potter SD $20,892; KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy $20,072; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS John Wister Elementary $16,801; Vision Academy CS $15,802; Bear Creek Community Charter School $15,053; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k15k20k25k30kPropel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS$25,250Bluford CS$24,518Northern Potter SD$20,892KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy$20,072People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS John Wister Elementary$16,801Vision Academy CS$15,802Bear Creek Community Charter School$15,053State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Mastery CS John Wister Elementary, FY23Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS $25,250; Bluford CS $24,518; Northern Potter SD $20,892; KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy $20,072; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS John Wister Elementary $16,801; Vision Academy CS $15,802; Bear Creek Community Charter School $15,053; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30kPropel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS$25,250Bluford CS$24,518Northern Potter SD$20,892KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy$20,072People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS John Wister Elementary$16,801Vision Academy CS$15,802Bear Creek Community Charter School$15,053State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Mastery CS John Wister Elementary, FY23Propel CS-Homestead $28,969; Cornell SD $27,454; Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS $25,250; Bluford CS $24,518; Northern Potter SD $20,892; KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy $20,072; People for People CS $17,250; Mastery CS John Wister Elementary $16,801; Vision Academy CS $15,802; Bear Creek Community Charter School $15,053; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.10k20k30kPropel CS-Homestead$28,969Cornell SD$27,454Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS$25,250Bluford CS$24,518Northern Potter SD$20,892KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy$20,072People for People CS$17,250Mastery CS John Wister Elementary$16,801Vision Academy CS$15,802Bear Creek Community Charter School$15,053State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$10,089,000 in revenue: 0.8% state, 74.0% local and 25.2% federal. Total spending including $66,000 of capital outlay was $9,498,000, or $18,515 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mastery CS John Wister Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $81,000; Local $7,466,000; Federal $2,542,000; total $10,089,000.
  • State$81,000 1%
  • Local$7,466,000 74%
  • Federal$2,542,000 25%

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 254 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

513 students in 2022-23, 497 students in 2023-24, 506 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mastery CS John Wister Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235132023-244972024-25506
Mastery CS John Wister Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235132023-244972024-25506
Mastery CS John Wister Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235132023-244972024-25506
Mastery CS John Wister Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235132023-244972024-25506

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351328.018.3
2023-2449731.016.0
2024-2550630.016.9

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

$2,819,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,495 per student

Mastery CS John Wister Elementary booked $2,819,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 28 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 $100,679 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 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$2,011,00071.3%
Special education$785,00027.8%
Other programs$23,0000.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,607 in 2018-19, $5,098 in 2019-20, $5,099 in 2020-21, $5,945 in 2021-22, $5,495 in 2022-23.

Mastery CS John Wister Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,607, 2019-20: $5,098, 2020-21: $5,099, 2021-22: $5,945, 2022-23: $5,49502k4k6k2018-19$4,6072019-20$5,0982020-21$5,0992021-22$5,9452022-23$5,495
Mastery CS John Wister Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,607, 2019-20: $5,098, 2020-21: $5,099, 2021-22: $5,945, 2022-23: $5,49502k4k6k2018-19$4,6072019-20$5,0982020-21$5,0992021-22$5,9452022-23$5,495
Mastery CS John Wister Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,607, 2019-20: $5,098, 2020-21: $5,099, 2021-22: $5,945, 2022-23: $5,49502k4k6k2018-19$4,6072019-20$5,0982020-21$5,0992021-22$5,9452022-23$5,495
Mastery CS John Wister Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,607, 2019-20: $5,098, 2020-21: $5,099, 2021-22: $5,945, 2022-23: $5,49502k4k6k2018-19$4,6072019-20$5,0982020-21$5,0992021-22$5,9452022-23$5,495

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 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading and 4-7% 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 arts10-14%54%251
Math4-7%34%249

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.

1 elementary school, 506 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mastery CS John Wister Elementary50616.998.4%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 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary

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 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentMastery CS John Wister Elementary ranks 201 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,801).#201 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaMastery CS John Wister Elementary is the number 594 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 513 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#594 of 775
  3. Propel CS-HomesteadThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 516 students in fall 2022, $28,969 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,969
  4. Bear Creek Community Charter SchoolThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 511 students in fall 2022, $15,053 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,053
  5. Compare Mastery CS John Wister Elementary with Propel CS-HomesteadEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaMastery CS John Wister Elementary spent $100,679 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$100,679
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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 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Mastery CS John Wister Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 506 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mastery CS John Wister Elementary spend per student?
    $16,801 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $19,062 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Mastery CS John Wister Elementary's money come from?
    $10,089,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 0.8% state, 74.0% local and 25.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Mastery CS John Wister Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,819,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,495 per student. Divided by the 28 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $100,679 per teacher, more than 90 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 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mastery CS John Wister Elementary scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading and 4-7% 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 Mastery CS John Wister Elementary's NCES district ID?
    4200889. 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 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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