An equity score of 55/100 ranks Richard Allen Preparatory Cs #263 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,541 per pupil, Richard Allen Preparatory Cs ranks #494 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
414
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$16,541
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
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 $16,541 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 672 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 55/100, ranked #263 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Richard Allen Preparatory Cs reports 96.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $16,541 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #263 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 55/100, ranking #263 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.