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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers #513 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,961 per pupil, Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers ranks #569 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers operates 1 public schools serving 568 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 $14,961 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 77.8% local, 1.5% state, and 20.8% 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 31/100, ranked #513 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 294.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.5% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White across the district's schools.
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Te accounts for 100.0% of all Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers a distant remainder — means Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers-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.
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.2% 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.
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — 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 Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers is typically wider than the Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers-aggregate figure suggests.
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers chronic absenteeism rate is 45.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers'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 Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers?
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 568 students.
How much does Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers spend per student?
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers spends $14,961 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #513 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers?
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers students are 70.5% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White, 7.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers?
Preparatory Cs of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #513 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.