Girls HS

Girls HS operates as a low-enrollment secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 592 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD (116,230 students total), Girls HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Girls HS logs that 67% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Girls HS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 122% of students at Girls HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Philadelphia County (around 95%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Girls HS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Widener Memorial Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Girls HS operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Girls HS has edged down 40%, going from 983 students in 2018 to 592 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Girls HS typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.