YouthBuild Phila CS

Located at 2309 N Broad St, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, YouthBuild Phila CS is a very small senior high that works with 271 students (grade 12), one of the schools within Youth Build Phila CS. Enrollment runs roughly 63% below the state mean of about 738.

YouthBuild Phila CS sits inside Youth Build Phila CS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, YouthBuild Phila CS reports that nearly all students (87%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting YouthBuild Phila CS higher than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,953, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), YouthBuild Phila CS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TECH Freire CS, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

YouthBuild Phila CS operates from an inner-city location. YouthBuild Phila CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YouthBuild Phila CS has climbed 5%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 271 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 12% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 28.8:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the YouthBuild Phila CS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.