Carver High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Carver High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 851 students in 2024-25 with 30.6 full-time teachers, 27.8 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, 86-92% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 41%

897 students in 2022-23, 843 students in 2023-24, 851 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.7 to 30.6.

Students enrolled at Carver High School by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 843, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238972023-248432024-25851
Students enrolled at Carver High School by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 843, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238972023-248432024-25851
Students enrolled at Carver High School by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 843, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238972023-248432024-25851
Students enrolled at Carver High School by school year2022-23: 897, 2023-24: 843, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238972023-248432024-25851
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389751.717.4
2023-2484353.215.8
2024-2585130.627.8

27.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Carver High School 27.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver High School 27.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Carver High School 27.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver High School 27.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Carver High School 27.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver High School 27.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Carver High School 27.8; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver High School 27.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

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).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 440 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carver High School enrolled 879 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 440 of the 879 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.1% of students were Black, 16.6% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black56.1%
  2. Asian16.6%
  3. Hispanic13.6%
  4. White8.1%
  5. Two or more races5.4%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Carver High School scored proficient or above: 86-92% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2286‑92%34%54%
Math, 2022-2356%16% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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

95% or more of the 185 students in Carver 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate95% or more72%87.5%
Students in the class1859,947136,045

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.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northeast High School3,46327.894.3%
Lincoln High School2,47221.089.0%
Central High School2,32926.598.2%
Washington George High School1,75516.8100.0%
Franklin Towne CHS1,29217.299.8%
Fels Samuel High School1,25516.098.4%
Academy at Palumbo1,22535.197.0%
Masterman Julia R Sec School1,18324.8100.0%

All public schools in Philadelphia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carver High School

  1. TECH Freire CSThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 541 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Philadelphia Military Acad at ElversonThe next nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 273 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Carver High School with TECH Freire CSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaCarver High School is the number 224 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#224 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher27.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.27.8:1
  7. 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 Carver High School

  1. How many students attend Carver High School?
    851 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 897 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Philadelphia, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver High School?
    27.8 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.
  3. Is Carver High School a Title I school?
    Carver High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Carver High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Carver High School scored proficient or above: 86-92% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Carver High School?
    95% or more of the 185 students in Carver 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.
  6. What district is Carver High School in?
    The School District of Philadelphia, NCES district ID 4218990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421899007023 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, 2021-22 and 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.

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