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Philadelphia City School District

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Philadelphia City School District
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Indicators
District
Total Students 2007
Number of students enrolled in public education in the district.
Per Pupil Expenditure 2007
Revenue paid by school systems in a state divided by enrollment, including funds from federal, state, and local sources spent on day to day operating expenses like teacher salaries, but not capital expenses like school construction.
District Operating Budget 2006
Total district operating budget not including capital expenses.
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.
Locale Type
Albert Gallatin Area School District 3,944 $10,447 $37,708,000 31% Rural
Chester-upland School District 4,195 $13,393 $60,864,000 32% Suburban
Erie City School District 12,528 $10,997 $122,500,000 30% Urban
Greater Johnstown School District 3,241 $10,906 $31,969,000 33% Urban
Harrisburg City School District 8,500 $16,570 $108,700,000 32% Urban
Philadelphia City School District 178,241 $12,080 $1,710,000,000 32% Urban
Salisbury-elk Lick School District 344 $10,355 $3,624,000 33% Rural
West Greene School District 888 $14,163 $11,297,000 31% Rural