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Philadelphia City School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Philadelphia City School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania. They serve 196,994 students across 372 schools, and its teachers have had 35,080 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 372
    Schools
  • 196,994
    Students
  • 7,227
    Teachers

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Philadelphia City School District Demographics

91%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Philadelphia City School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Philadelphia City School District had a total revenue of $3.4 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 42.0% came from local sources, 47.5% from state sources, and 10.5% from federal sources.

Philadelphia City School District had a per-pupil revenue of $17,346 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 42.0% came from local sources, 47.5% from state sources, and 10.5% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Philadelphia City School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 18, 2024

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Philadelphia City School District

$18.1 million
raised using DonorsChoose
35,080
projects funded
8,178
teachers funded
88,748
donors
3,630
projects for basic supplies
4,643
projects for technology
4,691
projects for books
1,573
projects for art supplies

Philadelphia City School District has received support from 50,324 individuals from Pennsylvania and 38,424 individuals out-of-state.

Philadelphia City School District Schools

Abigail Vare - Washington Elementary School Abraham Lincoln High School Abram Jenks Elementary School Academy at Palumbo Achieve Academy of Philadelphia Ad Prima Charter School - Mount Airy Campus Ad Prima Charter School Add B Anderson Elementary School Alain Locke Elementary School Albert M Greenfield Elementary School Alexander Adaire Elementary School Alexander K McClure Elementary School Allen M Stearne Elementary School Alliance for Progress Charter School - Grades K-5 Alliance for Progress Charter School Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School Amy 5 at James Martin Middle School Amy Northwest Middle School Andrew Hamilton Elementary School Andrew J Morrison Elementary School Andrew J. Morrison School Fanny Jackson Coppin Elementary School Anna B Day Elementary School Anna L Lingelbach Elementary School Anne Frank Elementary School Aspira Charter School - Antonia Pantoja Charter School Arts Academy - Benjamin Rush High School Avery D Harrington Elementary School Bache - Martin Elementary School Bartram High School Bayard Taylor Elementary School Belmont Academy Charter School Belmont Charter High School Belmont Elementary Charter School Ben Franklin Elementary School Ben Franklin High School Benjamin B Comegys Elementary School William W Bodine High School Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter School (Middle School) Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter School Bridesburg Elementary School Bridesburg School Annex K-2 at St. John Cantius Bright Futures @ Abraham Lincoln High School Bright Futures Haverford Center Brightside Academy Harrowgate Building 21 Philadelphia High School C.C.A. Baldi Middle School Achieve Academy East-Hunting Park KAPS Academy of Philadelphia Creative & Performing Arts High School Oic Cadi School Engineering & Science High School Cayuga Elementary School Central High School Charles W Henry School Chester A. Arthur Elementary School Children's Playhouse Children's Village Head Start Christopher Columbus Charter School - North Christopher Columbus Charter School - South Clara Barton Elementary School Community Academy of Phildelphia Charter School Community Academy of Philadelphia Constitution High School Cook - Wissahickon Elementary School Crossroads Academy Hunting Park Crossroads Accel Academy at Meade D Newlin Fell Elementary School Camelot Academy - Boone Deep Roots Charter School Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary Middle School Discovery Charter School Dr Ethel Allen Elementary School Edward Gideon Elementary School Edward Heston Elementary School Edward T Steel Elementary School Edwin Forrest Elementary - PEC Building Edwin Forrest Elementary School Edwin Stanton Elementary School El Centro De Estudiantes High School Eleanor C Emlen Elementary School Eliza B Kirkbride Elementary School Ellwood Elementary School Esperanza Academy Charter School Elementary Esperanza Academy Charter Middle School Ethan Allen Elementary School Aspira - Eugenio Maria De Hostos Excel Academy Central Excel Academy South Excel Middle Years Academy Excel Academy - North F Amedee Bregy Elementary School One Bright Ray High School - Fairhill Federation Early Learning- Paley Feltonville School Arts Sciences Feltonville Intermediate School First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Fitler Academics Plus School Fitzpatrick School - Head Start Folk Arts - Cultural Treasure Charter School Fox Chase Elementary School Mastery Charter School - Pastorius Frances E Willard Elementary School Francis Hopkinson Elementary School Francis Scott Key Elementary School Frankford High School Franklin Learning Center Franklin S Edmonds Elementary School Franklin Towne Elementary Charter School Franklin Towne Charter High School Mastery Charter School - Douglass Freire Charter Middle School Freire Charter School Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney Gen George G Meade Elementary School John Hancock Demonstration Middle School Gen Louis Wagner Middle School Gen Philip Kearny Elementary School Mastery Charter School - Clymer George Sharswood Elementary School George W Childs Elementary School George W Nebinger Elementary School George Washington High School Gilbert Spruance Elementary School Girard Academic Music Program Global Leadership Academy - Huey Global Leadership Academy Green Woods Charter School Grover Washington Junior Middle School Guion S. Bluford Elementary School G.W. Carver High School of Engineering Hamilton Disston Elementary School Harambee Institute Science & Technical Harding Middle School Mastery Charter School - H. Williams Henry A Brown Elementary School Henry C Lea Elementary School Phil Charter School - Arts & Sciences Henry H Houston Elementary School Henry W Lawton Elementary School Hill - Freedman World Academy Luis Munoz - Marin School Horace Furness High School Horatio B Hackett Elementary School Imhotep Institute Charter High School Independence Charter School W Independence Charter School Inquiry Charter School Isaac Sheppard Elementary School Julia De Burgos Elementary School J Hampton Moore Elementary School Memphis St Academy Charter School - Jones Universal Alcorn Charter Elementary School James Dobson Elementary School James G Blaine Elementary School James J Sullivan Elementary School James R Lowell Elementary School James R Ludlow Elementary School James Rhoads Elementary School Jay Cooke School John B Kelly Elementary School John B Stetson Middle School John Barry Elementary School John F Hartranft Elementary School John F McCloskey Elementary School John H Taggart Elementary School John H Webster Elementary School John Hancock Demonstration Elementary School John Hancock Demonstration Elementary School - LaBrum Campus John M Patterson Elementary School John Marshall Elementary School John Moffet Elementary School Jenks Academy for Arts & Sciences John Welsh Elementary School Mastery Charter School - Wister Joseph Catharine Elementary School Joseph Greenberg Elementary School Joseph H Brown Elementary School Joseph Pennell Elementary School Jules E Mastbaum Vocational Technical High School Julia R Masterman Middle High School Julia Ward Howe Elementary School Juniata Park Academy KenCrest - Kensington Kenderton Elementary School Kennedy C Crossan Elementary School Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School Kensington Health Science Academy Kensington High School KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy KIPP North Philadelphia Academy KIPP Philadelphia Preparatory Academy KIPP Philadelphia Elementary Academy KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Elementary School KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School KIPP W Philadelphia Elementary Academy Laboratory Charter School 1 Laboratory Charter School 2 Laboratory Charter School Lankenau Magnet High School Laura H Carnell Elementary School Laura W Waring Elementary School Lewis Cassidy Academic Plus Lewis Elkin Elementary School The Lighthouse Family School - Somerset Liguori Academy - Fortis James Logan Elementary School Louis H Farrell Elementary School Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School Maritime Academy Charter High School Maritime Academy Charter School Maritime Academy Charter School - Lower School Martha Washington Academy Plus Martin Luther King High School Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School Mast Community Charter School III Mast Community Charter School II - Tacony Campus Mast Community Charter School II Mastery Charter School - Lenfest Mastery Charter School - Pickett Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Mastery Charter School - Smedley Mastery Charter School - Thomas Mastery Charter School - Cleveland Mastery Preparatory Elementary School Math Civics & Sciences Charter School Mast Community Charter School Mayfair School (K-8) Mayfair School Gen George A McCall School Morton McMichael Elementary School Motivation High School Multi - Cultural Academy Charter School Murell Dobbins Career Technical Education High School Mya Middle Years Alternative School New Foundations Charter High School New Foundations Charter School One Bright Ray High School - Simpson Northeast Community Propel Academy Northeast High School Northwood Academy Charter School Esperanza Academy Charter High School Olney Elementary School Olney High School Ombudsman NW Accelerated School One Bright Ray High School - Elmwood One Bright Ray High School - Mansion Overbrook Educational Center Overbrook Elementary School Overbrook High School Pan American Academy Charter School Parkway Center City Middle College Parkway Northwest High School Parkway West High School Paul L Dunbar Elementary School Paul Robeson High School - Human Services Penn Alexander School Penn Treaty Middle Secondary School Pennypack House School Penrose Elementary School People for People Charter School Performance Learning Center SW Phila Electrical & Technical CHS Philadelphia Learning Academy North Philadelphia Learning Academy South Philadelphia Military Academy Philadelphia Academy Charter Elementary School Philadelphia Academy Charter High School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia High School for Girls Philadelphia Montessori Charter School Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School - K-1 Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School - 6-12 Philadelphia Performng Arts Charter School Philadelphia Virtual Academy Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Service Center Keystone Academy Charter School Potter - Thomas Promise Academy Anna Pratt Early Learning Center - Head Start Preparatory Charter School Math Science Technical Prince Hall Elementary School Randolph Career & Technical High School Rhawnhurst Elementary School Rhodes School Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School Richard R Wright Elementary School Richmond Elementary School Robert B Pollock Elementary School Robert E Lamberton School Robert Morris Elementary School Roberto Clemente Middle School Roxborough High School Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary School Russell Byers Charter School Russell Conwell Middle School Mitchell Elementary School Samuel Fels High School Samuel Gompers Elementary School Samuel Pennypacker Elementary School Samuel Powel Elementary School Sankofa Freedom Academy Annex Sankofa Freedom Academy High School of the Future Science Leadership Academy - Beeber Science Leadership Academy Middle School Science Leadership Academy Shawmont Elementary School Gloria Casarez Elementary School Mastery Charter School - Gratz Solomon Solis - Cohen School South Philadelphia High School Southwark Elementary School Southwest Leadership Academy SPIN - Drummond Spring Garden Elementary School Stephen Decatur Elementary School Stephen Girard Elementary School Strawberry Mansion High School Student Transition Center-Bridge Program Workshop School Swenson Arts & Technology High School Tacony Academy Charter School - High School Tacony Academy Charter School Tanner G Duckrey Elementary School Technical Freire Charter School Linc School U School Innovation Laboratory Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Universal Creighton Charter School Thomas Edison High School Thomas G Morton Elementary School Thomas Holme Elementary School Thomas K Finletter Elementary School Thomas M Peirce Elementary School Thomas Mifflin Elementary School Thurgood Marshall Elementary School William Tilden Middle School Universal Audenried Charter High School Universal Institute Charter School - 15th St Universal Institute Charter School - Catharine St Universal Institute Charter School Universal Vare STEM Arts Academy Vaux Big Picture High School W.B. Saul High School - Agri Sciences Watson Comly Elementary School West Oak Lane Charter School West Phila Achievement CES West Philadelphia High School Widener Memorial School Mastery Charter School - Mann William C Longstreth Elementary School William Cramp Elementary School William Cullen Bryant Elementary School William D Kelley Elementary School William Dick Elementary School Mastery Charter School - Harrity William H Hunter Elementary School William H Loesche Elementary School William H Ziegler Elementary School William L Sayre High School William McKinley Elementary School William Meredith Elementary School William Rowen Elementary School Wissahickon Charter School-Awbury Campus Wissahickon Charter School Castor Gardens Middle School YES Philly Young Scholars Charter Middle School Your Child's World Learning Center - Main Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center School Youthbuild Philadelphia Charter School Philadelphia Continuation Academy
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