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Philadelphia City School District

Funding	State Average	This District	% Difference
District Operating Budget 2007 Total district operating budget not including capital expenses.	N/A	$1,601,494,000
Per Pupil Expenditure 2007 Total school system expenditures divided by fall enrollment, which includes funds from federal, state, and local sources spent on day to day operating expenses like teacher salaries, but not capital expenses like school construction.	$10,905	$12,080	+11%
Per Pupil Expenditure State Rank 2007 Rank of average district per-pupil expenditure within a state where 1 represents the highest per pupil expenditure.	N/A of 51	166th of 501
Federal Revenue Per Pupil 2007 Federal revenues divided by fall enrollment as reported in the state finance file, found in the CCD National Public Education Financial Survey	$942	$1,749	+86%
Title I 2009 Estimated Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act authorizes direct aid from the federal government to states and school districts to support the additional education needs of children from low-income families.	N/A	$216,143,800
IDEA Part B 2009 Estimate The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes direct aid from the federal government to states and school districts to support the additional education needs of children with disabilities.	N/A	$47,514,639
School Nutrition Funding 2007 Total funding each state received under the National School Lunch Act to provide free or low cost meals to low income students.	N/A	$49,155,544
Medicaid Reimbursements 2007 Total federal funding for school based health services, administration, and transportation provided to special education students under Medicaid.	N/A	$2,465,203
Title I Stimulus Estimated Funding authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act to support the additional education needs of children from low-income families in 2009 and 2010. Funds first became available in 2009.	N/A	$197,268,493
IDEA Part B Stimulus Estimated Funding authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to support the additional education needs of children with disabilities in 2009 and 2010. Funds first became available in 2009.	N/A	$63,947,000

Demographics	State Average	This District	% Difference
Student Poverty Rate 2007 Number of children in a district ages 5 to 17 living beneath the Census Bureau's poverty line. In 2007, the poverty income threshold for a family of four was $20,050.	15.0%	31.7%	+111%
Free and Reduced Price Lunch Enrollment 2007 Number of students in the district who receive free or reduced price lunches based on family incomes or participation in Food Stamp or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs.	29.8%	68.7%	+131%
Special Education 2007 Number of children in a district who have Individualized Education Plans under IDEA law.	15.6%	15.0%	-4%
English Language Learner 2007 Number of children in a district who qualify as Limited English Proficient according to state law.	2.3%	7.4%	+215%
White Students 2007 Number of students enrolled in public education in the district that are categorized as white.	74.6%	13.0%	-83%
African American Students 2007 Number of students enrolled in public education in the district that are categorized as African American.	15.9%	63.2%	+298%
Hispanic Students 2007 Number of students enrolled in public education in the district that are categorized as Hispanic.	6.8%	16.1%	+136%
Asian Students 2007 Number of students enrolled in public education in the district that are categorized as Asian.	2.6%	5.6%	+119%
American Indian Students 2007 Number of students enrolled in public education in the district that are categorized as American Indian.	0.2%	0.2%	+2%

Achievement	State Average	This District
4th Grade Math 2007-08 NCLB Percent of 4th graders scoring proficient or above in math according to state-defined proficiency standards for each grade, used for No Child Left Behind accountability.	79%	55%
4th Grade Reading 2007-08 NCLB Percent of 4th graders scoring proficient or above in reading according to state-defined proficiency standards for each grade, used for No Child Left Behind accountability.	70%	43%
8th Grade Math 2007-08 NCLB Percent of 8th graders scoring proficient or above in math according to state-defined proficiency standards for each grade, used for No Child Left Behind accountability.	70%	49%
8th Grade Reading 2007-08 NCLB Percent of 8th graders scoring proficient or above in reading according to state-defined proficiency standards for each grade, used for No Child Left Behind accountability.	77%	56%
High School Math 2007-08 NCLB Percent of 10th or 11th graders scoring proficient or above in math according to state-defined proficiency standards for each grade, used for No Child Left Behind accountability.	55%	33%
High School Reading 2007-08 NCLB Percent of 10th or 11th graders scoring proficient or above in reading according to state-defined proficiency standards for each grade, used for No Child Left Behind accountability.	64%	37%