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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Russell Byers Cs #437 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,465 per pupil, Russell Byers Cs ranks #419 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Russell Byers Cs operates 1 public schools serving 701 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 $16,465 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 76.1% local, 0.9% state, and 23.0% 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 38/100, ranked #437 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 343:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Russell Byers Cs, enrolling 686 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Russell Byers Cs accounts for 97.9% of all Russell Byers Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Russell Byers Cs a distant remainder — means Russell Byers 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.
Russell Byers Cs has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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.
Russell Byers Cs student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Russell Byers Cs is typically wider than the Russell Byers Cs-aggregate figure suggests.
Russell Byers Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 30.2% — 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.
Russell Byers Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 701 students.
How much does Russell Byers Cs spend per student?
Russell Byers Cs spends $16,465 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #437 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Russell Byers Cs?
Russell Byers Cs students are 93.1% African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Russell Byers Cs?
Russell Byers Cs has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #437 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.