Other / mixed grade configuration · Philadelphia, PA

Belmont Cs

Federal NCES profile for Belmont Cs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420010800692Charter school
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
52
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Belmont Cs earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

#44 of 106
schools in Philadelphia · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
9.9:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
959
students enrolled

Belmont Cs has class sizes smaller than 92% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Belmont Cs ranks #44 of 106 schools in Philadelphia, PA.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+19 students YoY

Belmont Cs held near 945 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+19 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 98.0 → 74.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+19 students YoY 420010800692 · Philadelphia, PA Other · MID · CHARTER

959 enr · 9.9:1 · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Miami Arts Charter (959 students)

Belmont Cs held near 945 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+19 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 98.0 → 74.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Belmont Cs compares

Belmont Cs held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.9:1 ▼ 27% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 959 top 11% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
959
Bigger than 90% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 8% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
51.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,397
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 240 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
56
in-school suspensions + 69 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 95.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8%
White 0.4%
Two or More 0.3%
Asian 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 95.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.4, Belmont Cs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

District finance for Belmont Cs reports $22,397 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Philadelphia

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Belmont Cs

How many students attend Belmont Cs?

Belmont Cs has 959 students enrolled. It is a public school in Philadelphia, PA. CCD year-over-year: 926 (2022-23) → 945 (2023-24), nearly flat (+19).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Belmont Cs?

The student-teacher ratio at Belmont Cs is 9.9:1, which is 27% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 37% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Belmont Cs?

The largest demographic group at Belmont Cs is African American at 95.1% of enrollment, in Philadelphia, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Belmont Cs?

Belmont Cs has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Belmont Cs rank among schools in Philadelphia?

By Resource Investment Index, Belmont Cs ranks #44 of 106 schools in Philadelphia, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Philadelphia on the city page.

What other schools are in Belmont Cs?

None; Belmont Cs is a single-school charter district, and Belmont Cs is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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