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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs #550 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,830 per pupil, Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs ranks #491 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs operates 1 public schools serving 2,735 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 $15,830 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 78.6% local, 1.1% state, and 20.3% 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 27/100, ranked #550 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 214.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.3% African American, 27.9% White, 15.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs accounts for 94.0% of all Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs a distant remainder — means Philadelphia Performing Arts 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 Performing Arts Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.9% 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 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.
Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — 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 Performing Arts Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 14.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs?
Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,735 students.
How much does Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs spend per student?
Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs spends $15,830 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #550 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs?
Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs students are 34.3% African American, 27.9% White, 15.0% Asian, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs?
Philadelphia Performing Arts Cs has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #550 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.