Lincoln HS

Located at 3201 Ryan Ave, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lincoln HS is an expansive 9-12 campus that caters to 2,472 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. That puts it 235% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, Lincoln HS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lincoln HS shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 30% Black, 15% White, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 23.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household income runs about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln HS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Nearest neighbor: Holme Thomas Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln HS at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.0%.

Lincoln HS operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 49%: 1,661 students in 2018 compared to 2,472 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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