Bodine William W High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bodine William W High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 489 students in 2024-25 with 19.4 full-time teachers, 25.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 45%
547 students in 2022-23, 464 students in 2023-24, 489 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.2 to 19.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 547 | 35.2 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 30.1 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 489 | 19.4 | 25.2 |
25.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools
Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 202 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bodine William W High School enrolled 606 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 202 of the 606 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent21.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.5% of students were Black, 27.8% Hispanic, 12.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black39.5%
- Hispanic27.8%
- White12.5%
- Asian11.9%
- Two or more races8.0%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bodine William W High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 30‑34% | 16% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 156 students in Bodine William W High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 72% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 156 | 9,947 | 136,045 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Philadelphia
69 public high schools in Philadelphia report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast High School | 3,463 | 27.8 | 94.3% |
| Lincoln High School | 2,472 | 21.0 | 89.0% |
| Central High School | 2,329 | 26.5 | 98.2% |
| Washington George High School | 1,755 | 16.8 | 100.0% |
| Franklin Towne CHS | 1,292 | 17.2 | 99.8% |
| Fels Samuel High School | 1,255 | 16.0 | 98.4% |
| Academy at Palumbo | 1,225 | 35.1 | 97.0% |
| Masterman Julia R Sec School | 1,183 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bodine William W High School
- Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 510 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Youth Build Phila CSThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 271 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Bodine William W High School with Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The School District of Philadelphia spends per student$18,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,329
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaBodine William W High School is the number 420 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#420 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher25.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.25.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bodine William W High School
How many students attend Bodine William W High School?
489 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 547 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Philadelphia, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bodine William W High School?
25.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bodine William W High School a Title I school?
Bodine William W High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bodine William W High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bodine William W High School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Bodine William W High School?
85-89% of the 156 students in Bodine William W High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bodine William W High School in?
The School District of Philadelphia, NCES district ID 4218990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421899007225 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.