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 4.0%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 33,577
Race / Ethnicity
White 28,689 39.3%
Black 34,423 47.1%
Hispanic 8,241 11.3%
Asian 1,430 2.0%
Other 269 0.4%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 16,659 22.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 56,392 77.2%
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 1,732,033
Race / Ethnicity
White 1,306,240 75.4%
Black 261,712 15.1%
Hispanic 116,653 6.7%
Asian 45,959 2.7%
Other 1,470 0.1%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 516,072 29.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,215,961 70.2%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 12,507 0.7%
Kindergarten 117,789 6.8%
First Grade 125,356 7.2%
Second Grade 125,702 7.3%
Third Grade 125,533 7.2%
Fourth Grade 125,369 7.2%
Fifth Grade 126,078 7.3%
Sixth Grade 129,464 7.5%
Seventh Grade 134,511 7.8%
Eighth Grade 138,008 8.0%
Ninth Grade 151,771 8.8%
Tenth Grade 146,778 8.5%
Eleventh Grade 138,418 8.0%
Twelfth Grade 134,749 7.8%
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