Robeson HS for Human Services

Robeson HS for Human Services is a secondary school of micro-enrollment scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD, enrolling 266 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Robeson HS for Human Services sits 64% below that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Robeson HS for Human Services reports that 94% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Robeson HS for Human Services has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Robeson HS for Human Services higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 109% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Philadelphia County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Robeson HS for Human Services is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Penn Alexander Sch, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 300 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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