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An equity score of 60/100 ranks Richard Allen Preparatory Cs #216 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,584 per pupil, Richard Allen Preparatory Cs ranks #407 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs operates 1 public schools serving 414 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 $16,584 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 71.9% local, 1.6% state, and 26.5% 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 60/100, ranked #216 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 315:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 61.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.7% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Richard Allen Preparatory Cs, enrolling 315 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs accounts for 76.1% of all Richard Allen Preparatory Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Richard Allen Preparatory Cs a distant remainder — means Richard Allen Preparatory 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.
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.9% 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). 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.
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs student-counselor ratio is 315:1 — 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 Richard Allen Preparatory Cs is typically wider than the Richard Allen Preparatory Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 61.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Richard Allen Preparatory Cs?
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 414 students.
How much does Richard Allen Preparatory Cs spend per student?
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs spends $16,584 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #216 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Richard Allen Preparatory Cs?
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs students are 92.7% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 1.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Richard Allen Preparatory Cs?
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #216 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.