Other / mixed grade configuration · Philadelphia, PA

Freire Cs

Federal NCES profile for Freire Cs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420006000502Charter school
0/100100/10022/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
6
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Freire Cs earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 72% of Pennsylvania schools.

#94 of 106
schools in Philadelphia · Resource Index
22
Resource Index · Lower
12:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
1,024
students enrolled

Freire Cs has class sizes smaller than 72% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Freire Cs ranks #94 of 106 schools in Philadelphia, PA.

School address

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

+19 students YoY

Freire Cs held near 953 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+19 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 85.0 → 83.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+19 students YoY 420006000502 · Philadelphia, PA Other · MID · CHARTER

1,024 enr · 12:1 · RII 22

Nearest enrollment peer: Whitney (Gretchen) High (1,024 students)

Freire Cs held near 953 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+19 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 85.0 → 83.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Freire Cs compares

Freire 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 12:1 ▼ 12% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,024 top 9% - -

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

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,024
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 28% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.6%
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
$19,345
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 1024 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 143 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 90.4%
Two or More 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.9%
White 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 90.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.0, Freire Cs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

District finance for Freire Cs reports $19,345 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 Freire Cs

How many students attend Freire Cs?

Freire Cs has 1,024 students enrolled. It is a public school in Philadelphia, PA. CCD year-over-year: 934 (2022-23) → 953 (2023-24), nearly flat (+19).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Freire Cs?

The student-teacher ratio at Freire Cs is 12:1, which is 12% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 24% 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 Freire Cs?

The largest demographic group at Freire Cs is African American at 90.4% of enrollment, in Philadelphia, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Freire Cs?

Freire Cs has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower 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 Freire Cs rank among schools in Philadelphia?

By Resource Investment Index, Freire Cs ranks #94 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 Freire Cs?

None; Freire Cs is a single-school charter district, and Freire 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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