An equity score of 52/100 ranks Universal Institute Cs #292 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,685 per pupil, Universal Institute Cs ranks #204 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Universal Institute Cs operates 1 public schools serving 626 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 $19,685 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.3% local, 1.6% state, and 44.1% 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 52/100, ranked #292 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 597:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Universal Institute Cs, enrolling 597 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Universal Institute Cs accounts for 95.4% of all Universal Institute Cs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Universal Institute Cs a distant remainder — means Universal Institute 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.
Universal Institute Cs reports 78.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Universal Institute Cs student-counselor ratio is 597:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Universal Institute Cs chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — 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.
Universal Institute Cs has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 626 students.
How much does Universal Institute Cs spend per student?
Universal Institute Cs spends $19,685 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #292 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Universal Institute Cs?
Universal Institute Cs students are 93.1% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Universal Institute Cs?
Universal Institute Cs has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #292 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.