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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Philadelphia Montessori Cs #425 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,257 per pupil, Philadelphia Montessori Cs ranks #332 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Philadelphia Montessori Cs operates 1 public schools serving 236 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $17,257 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 86.6% local, 0.5% state, and 12.9% 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 39/100, ranked #425 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 226:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Philadelphia Montessori Cs, enrolling 226 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Philadelphia Montessori Cs accounts for 95.8% of all Philadelphia Montessori Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Philadelphia Montessori Cs a distant remainder — means Philadelphia Montessori Cs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Philadelphia Montessori Cs student-counselor ratio is 226:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Philadelphia Montessori Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 35.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Philadelphia Montessori Cs?
Philadelphia Montessori Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 236 students.
How much does Philadelphia Montessori Cs spend per student?
Philadelphia Montessori Cs spends $17,257 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #425 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Philadelphia Montessori Cs?
Philadelphia Montessori Cs students are 93.4% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Philadelphia Montessori Cs?
Philadelphia Montessori Cs has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #425 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.