Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 629 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less 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 90-94% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
610 students in 2022-23, 615 students in 2023-24, 629 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.8 to 35.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 610 | 38.8 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 36.3 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 629 | 35.3 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 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).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 208 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS enrolled 625 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 88 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 208 of the 625 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions88
- Chronically absent50.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.0% of students were Black, 4.9% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black87.0%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Two or more races4.5%
- White3.2%
- Asian0.5%
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 Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS scored proficient or above: 5% or less 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 5% or less | not published | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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
90-94% of the 137 students in Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS'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 | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 137 | 137 | 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 Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS
- Freire CSThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 1,024 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Masterman Julia R Sec SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 1,183 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS with Freire CSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS spends per student$17,020 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,020
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Electrical & Tech CHS is the number 319 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#319 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.17.8:1
- 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 Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS
How many students attend Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS?
629 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 610 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Philadelphia, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS?
17.8 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.Is Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS a Title I school?
Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS scored proficient or above: 5% or less 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 Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS?
90-94% of the 137 students in Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS'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 Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS in?
Philadelphia Electrical & Tech CHS, NCES district ID 4200107. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420010700678 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.