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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Multicultural Academy Cs #638 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,835 per pupil, Multicultural Academy Cs ranks #630 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Multicultural Academy Cs operates 1 public schools serving 250 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 $13,835 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 80.0% local, 1.5% state, and 18.4% 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 11/100, ranked #638 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 254:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.6% African American, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Multicultural Academy Cs, enrolling 254 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Multicultural Academy Cs accounts for 100.0% of all Multicultural Academy Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Multicultural Academy Cs a distant remainder — means Multicultural Academy Cs-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.
Multicultural Academy Cs student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — 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 Multicultural Academy Cs is typically wider than the Multicultural Academy Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Multicultural Academy Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 39.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Multicultural Academy Cs has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 250 students.
How much does Multicultural Academy Cs spend per student?
Multicultural Academy Cs spends $13,835 per student. The district has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #638 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Multicultural Academy Cs?
Multicultural Academy Cs students are 86.6% African American, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Multicultural Academy Cs?
Multicultural Academy Cs has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #638 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.