Imhotep Institute CHS

Imhotep Institute CHS, a low-enrollment senior high in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by Imhotep Institute CHS, educates 603 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Operationally, Imhotep Institute CHS answers to Imhotep Institute CHS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Imhotep Institute CHS lists that 93% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Imhotep Institute CHS logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Imhotep Institute CHS higher than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Philadelphia County (around 95%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Imhotep Institute CHS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.8%; this one comes in at 10.7%, -31.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) logs that median household income runs about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Imhotep Institute CHS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Prince Hall Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Imhotep Institute CHS at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 16.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Imhotep Institute CHS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 571 students in 2018 compared to 603 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 100% to 93% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

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