Youth Build Phila CS
Public high school, grade 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Youth Build Phila CS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 271 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 22.6 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (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 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
219 students in 2022-23, 256 students in 2023-24, 271 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 12.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 219 | 11.0 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 12.0 | 21.3 |
| 2024-25 | 271 | 12.0 | 22.6 |
22.6 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).
One counselor per 83 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Youth Build Phila CS enrolled 177 students and had 2.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.1, one per 83 of the 177 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent99.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.1% of students were Black, 5.9% Hispanic, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black87.1%
- Hispanic5.9%
- Two or more races4.8%
- White2.2%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
70-79% of the 60 students in Youth Build Phila CS'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 | 70‑79% | 70‑79% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 60 | 60 | 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 Youth Build Phila CS
- Franklin LCThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 918 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Science Leadership AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 502 students, 25.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Youth Build Phila CS with Franklin LCStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Youth Build Phila CS spends per student$32,132 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$32,132
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaYouth Build Phila CS is the number 571 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#571 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher22.6 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.22.6:1
- 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 Youth Build Phila CS
How many students attend Youth Build Phila CS?
271 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 219 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Philadelphia, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Youth Build Phila CS?
22.6 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 Youth Build Phila CS a Title I school?
Youth Build Phila CS was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Youth Build Phila CS?
70-79% of the 60 students in Youth Build Phila CS'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 Youth Build Phila CS in?
Youth Build Phila CS, NCES district ID 4200016. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420001600324 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 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.