Students Overview

2008-2009 Pennsylvania

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 73,051
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 4.1%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 33,577
Race / Ethnicity
White 31,116 42.6%
Black 30,667 42.0%
Hispanic 7,882 10.8%
Asian 1,761 2.4%
Other 1,624 2.2%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 41,932 57.4%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 31,119 42.6%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 22,428 30.7%
Middle Schools 1,935 2.6%
High Schools 8,075 11.1%
Middle/High Schools 6,997 9.6%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 33,616 46.0%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 20
Kindergarten 5,327 7.3%
First Grade 5,136 7.0%
Second Grade 5,092 7.0%
Third Grade 4,940 6.8%
Fourth Grade 4,836 6.6%
Fifth Grade 5,090 7.0%
Sixth Grade 5,328 7.3%
Seventh Grade 5,983 8.2%
Eighth Grade 5,804 7.9%
Ninth Grade 7,548 10.3%
Tenth Grade 6,822 9.3%
Eleventh Grade 5,643 7.7%
Twelfth Grade 5,482 7.5%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 1,714,300
Race / Ethnicity
White 1,270,957 74.1%
Black 250,219 14.6%
Hispanic 125,996 7.3%
Asian 49,966 2.9%
Other 17,163 1.0%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 510,261 29.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,204,039 70.2%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 14,289 0.8%
Kindergarten 121,212 7.1%
First Grade 121,780 7.1%
Second Grade 124,383 7.3%
Third Grade 126,147 7.4%
Fourth Grade 126,390 7.4%
Fifth Grade 125,913 7.3%
Sixth Grade 126,846 7.4%
Seventh Grade 130,943 7.6%
Eighth Grade 134,415 7.8%
Ninth Grade 147,134 8.6%
Tenth Grade 143,827 8.4%
Eleventh Grade 136,286 7.9%
Twelfth Grade 134,735 7.9%
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