Bodine William W HS

Bodine William W HS, a modestly sized four-year high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run under Philadelphia City SD, educates 489 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Bodine William W HS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bodine William W HS reports that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bodine William W HS has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Bodine William W HS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at Bodine William W HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Bodine William W HS is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 61.2%, a residual of +24.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household income runs about $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Bodine William W HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Young Scholars CS, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bodine William W HS at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bodine William W HS has ticked down 5%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 489 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 51% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 32.9:1 in 2018 to 25.2:1 in 2025.

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