Philadelphia City School District
District Overview
Philadelphia City School District is a public school district serving Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania. For academic year 2020-2021, 217 schools served 130,225 students through PK to 12th grade in its 217 schools. A total of 8,058 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1.
According to the Pennsylvania state assessment result, 23% of students are proficient in Math learning and 37% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.
District Contacts
Schools in Philadelphia City School District
In Philadelphia City School District, 217 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.
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Student Population
A total of 130,225 students are attending Philadelphia City School District. By gender, there are 66,981 (51.4%) and 63,129 (48.5%) female students at Philadelphia City School District.
By race/ethnicity, 18,999 White (14.6%), 64,217 Black (49.3%), and11,011 Asian (8.5%) students are attending schools.
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Advanced Placement Programs
Total 3,273 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 634 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 8,889 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Philadelphia City School District.
| Number of Students Enrolled | Percent Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Placement Programs | 3,273 | |
| Advanced Placement Math | 704 | |
| Advanced Placement Science | 843 | |
| Advanced Placement Other programs | 2,692 | |
| International BS program | 634 | |
| SAT/ACT Participation | 8,889 |
Teachers & Staffs
Total 8,066 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Philadelphia City School District and the students to teacher ratio is 16 to 1. 97.0% of teachers are certified. 83.5% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.
| Headcount | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| Total FTE of Teachers | 8,066 | Students per teacher: 16 to 1 |
| Teachers who are certified | 7,827 | 97.0% |
| Teachers who are not certified | 239 | 3.0% |
| Teachers in their first year of teaching | 657 | 8.1% |
| Teachers in their second year of teaching | 673 | 8.3% |
| School counselors | 300 | Students per counselor: 434 to 1 |
| Law Enforcement Officer | - | - |
| Security guards | 37 | - |
| Nurses | 227 | - |
| Psychologists | 103 | - |
| Social workers | - | - |