Total enrollment
182,005
-10,167 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania · Public K-12
For a Pennsylvania county, Philadelphia County operates a sizable public-school system: 309 schools and 182,005 students, broken out as 196 elementary, 18 middle, and 70 high.
7-year change in Philadelphia County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
303
-1 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
14%
was 14%
% Hispanic
26%
was 20%
% Black
48%
was 53%
% Asian
8%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
1,579,706
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
309
89 districts
Enrollment
182,005
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$61,953
Below Pennsylvania avg
Free/reduced lunch
94.9%
Above Pennsylvania avg
Elementary
196
99,942 students
Middle
18
7,837 students
High
70
48,299 students
Combined / other
25
25,927 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Philadelphia City SD
116,230 students · 89 districts in Philadelphia County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Philadelphia County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
35.4%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
17.0%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
8.1%
civilian labor
Median age
35
21.2% under 18
Test scores in Philadelphia County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 297 schools ranked. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Central HS· 96.3%
- Gamp· 92.4%
- Academy at Palumbo· 91.7%
- Masterman Julia R Sec Sch· 90.9%
- HS of Engineering & Science· 90.7%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- McClure Alexander K Sch· 4.0%
- ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS· 5.5%
- Strawberry Mansion HS· 6.5%
- Clemente Roberto MS· 7.2%
- Rhodes E Washington Sch· 7.4%
See all 297 schools in Philadelphia County ranked by score →
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 3,463 | · |
| Philadelphia Performing Arts CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 2,572 | · |
| Lincoln HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 2,472 | · |
| Central HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 2,329 | · |
| MaST Community CS II | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,875 | · |
| First Philadelphia Preparatory CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,831 | · |
| Northeast Community Propel Academy | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,783 | · |
| Mayfair Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,763 | · |
| Washington George HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 1,755 | · |
| Esperanza Academy CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,637 | · |
| Frank Anne Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,622 | · |
| New Foundations CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,529 | · |
| Mariana Bracetti Academy CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,512 | · |
| Baldi C C A MS | Philadelphia | Middle | 06-08 | 1,510 | · |
| Mathematics Science & Technology Community CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,492 | · |
| Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-05 | 1,350 | · |
| Castor Gardens MS | Philadelphia | Middle | 06-08 | 1,318 | · |
| Mastery CS -Thomas Campus | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,314 | · |
| Franklin Towne CHS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 1,292 | · |
| MaST Community CS III | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-10 | 1,290 | · |
| Spruance Gilbert Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,270 | · |
| Loesche William H Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,263 | · |
| Fels Samuel HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 1,255 | · |
| Mastery CS-Hardy Williams | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,253 | · |
| Community Academy of Philadelphia CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,237 | · |
| Academy at Palumbo | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 1,225 | · |
| Moore J Hampton Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-05 | 1,192 | · |
| Farrell Louis H Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,187 | · |
| Masterman Julia R Sec Sch | Philadelphia | High | 05-12 | 1,183 | · |
| Philadelphia Academy CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,173 | · |
| Olney HS | Philadephia | High | 09-12 | 1,168 | · |
| Tacony Academy CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,083 | · |
| Mastery CS-Gratz Campus | Philadelphia | High | 07-12 | 1,048 | · |
| ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 1,038 | · |
| Decatur Stephen Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,028 | · |
| Freire CS | Philadelphia | High | 05-12 | 1,024 | · |
| Edison HS/Fareira Skills | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 983 | · |
| Esperanza Cyber CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 979 | · |
| Southwark Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-08 | 976 | · |
| Wissahickon CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 965 | · |
| Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 962 | · |
| Belmont CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 959 | · |
| Allen Ethan Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 957 | · |
| West Oak Lane CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 955 | · |
| Mastery CS-Pickett Campus | Philadelphia | High | 06-12 | 929 | · |
| Greenberg Joseph Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 925 | · |
| Franklin LC | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 918 | · |
| The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 913 | · |
| Frankford HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 907 | · |
| Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-08 | 906 | · |
| Furness Horace HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 896 | · |
| John Hancock Demonstration Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 895 | · |
| The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 885 | · |
| KIPP Philadelphia CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 861 | · |
| Juniata Park Academy | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 854 | · |
| HS of Engineering & Science | Philadelphia | High | 07-12 | 851 | · |
| Holme Thomas Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-08 | 850 | · |
| KIPP West Philadelphia CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 848 | · |
| Pollock Robert B Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 845 | · |
| Forrest Edwin Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-05 | 841 | · |
| Christopher Columbus CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 829 | · |
| Maritime Academy CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 829 | · |
| Independence CS West | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 811 | · |
| Swenson Arts and Technology High School | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 805 | · |
| Independence CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 796 | · |
| Northwood Academy CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 796 | · |
| Antonia Pantoja Community CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 752 | · |
| Mastery CS-Smedley Campus | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-06 | 751 | · |
| Mastery CS-Harrity Campus | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 750 | · |
| Pan American Academy CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 749 | · |
| Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS | Philadelphia | High | 06-12 | 747 | · |
| Greenfield Albert M Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 742 | · |
| Lindley Academy CS at Birney | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 739 | · |
| Mastery CS-Cleveland Elementary | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 739 | · |
| Disston Hamilton Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 737 | · |
| Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus | Philadelphia | High | 07-12 | 722 | · |
| West Philadelphia HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 718 | · |
| Green Woods CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 699 | · |
| Global Leadership Academy CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 692 | · |
| Russell Byers CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-08 | 686 | · |
| South Philadelphia HS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 684 | · |
| KIPP North Philadelphia CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 683 | · |
| Sankofa Freedom Academy CS | Philadelphia | Combined | KG-12 | 673 | · |
| Southwest Leadership Academy CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 670 | · |
| Universal Creighton CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 663 | · |
| Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus | Philadelphia | High | 07-12 | 660 | · |
| Olney El Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 654 | · |
| West Phila. Achievement CES | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-05 | 654 | · |
| Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 651 | · |
| Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 647 | · |
| Creative and Performing Arts | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 643 | · |
| Keystone Academy CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 642 | · |
| Hill Freedman World Academy | Philadelphia | High | 06-12 | 640 | · |
| Carnell Laura H Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-05 | 639 | · |
| Marshall Thurgood | Philadelphia | Elementary | PK-08 | 639 | · |
| Gamp | Philadelphia | High | 05-12 | 634 | · |
| Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 631 | · |
| McCall Gen George A Sch | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 629 | · |
| Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS | Philadelphia | High | 09-12 | 629 | · |
| Discovery CS | Philadelphia | Elementary | KG-08 | 626 | · |
Cities in Philadelphia County
About Philadelphia County
Across the wide-reaching Pennsylvania county of Philadelphia County of about 1,579,706 residents, the public-school footprint covers 309 schools and about 182,005 students.
Stepping back, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate is around 17%. That income level is 13% meaningfully below the Pennsylvania median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Philadelphia County covers 196 elementary schools (99,942 students), 18 middle schools (7,837), 70 high schools (48,299), and 25 combined or other schools.
Philadelphia City SD is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 116,230 students across Philadelphia County.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Philadelphia County has declined 5% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 192,172 students to 182,005. The school count fell from 304 to 303 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 26% over the same window.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data