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Philadelphia City School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania. They
serve 196,994 students across 372
schools, and its teachers have
had 36,176 projects funded on ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½.
372
Schools
196,994
Students
7,227
Teachers
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Philadelphia City School District Demographics
91%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
Philadelphia City School District Funding
Data from the
Philadelphia City School District had a total revenue of
$3.4 billion
in the 2016-17 school year.
42.0% came from local sources,
47.5% from state sources, and
10.5% from federal sources.
Philadelphia City School District had a per-pupil revenue of
$17,346
per pupil in the 2016-17 school year.
42.0% came from local sources,
47.5% from state sources, and
10.5% from federal sources.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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Philadelphia City School District Support on ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
Last updated Apr 25, 2025
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Philadelphia City School District
$18.6 million
raised using ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
36,176
projects
funded
8,367
teachers
funded
90,569
donors
3,783
projects
for
basic supplies
4,819
projects for
technology
4,845
projects for
books
1,637
projects
for
art supplies
Philadelphia City School District has received support from
51,536 individuals from Pennsylvania and
39,033 individuals out-of-state.