Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
3 bd $2,387/mo in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 3.75% city wage tax.
- Public-school students
- 850,543
- NCES 2024-2025
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 13
- 65,548 teachers
- Districts / schools
- 306 / 1334
- Public districts and schools
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Usual for this household: studio.
- Childcare
- $0
- No kids under 5
- Left over each month
- $2,437
- After tax and rent
- Bachelor's or higher
- 41.5%
- Adults 25+. ACS 2023.
Largest public school districts
12 largest in Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia City SD
Philadelphia
- Students
- 120,057
- Schools
- 220
- Pupil–teacher
- 15
- Central Bucks SD
Doylestown
- Students
- 16,941
- Schools
- 23
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.3
- Cecil County Public Schools
Elkton
- Students
- 14,853
- Schools
- 29
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.9
- Red Clay Consolidated School District
Wilmington
- Students
- 14,444
- Schools
- 28
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.8
- Downingtown Area SD
Downingtown
- Students
- 13,074
- Schools
- 16
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.5
- Christina School District
Newark
- Students
- 12,954
- Schools
- 29
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.5
- North Penn SD
Lansdale
- Students
- 12,911
- Schools
- 17
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.6
- Appoquinimink School District
Odessa
- Students
- 12,897
- Schools
- 21
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.7
- Upper Darby SD
Upper Darby
- Students
- 12,356
- Schools
- 13
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.7
- West Chester Area SD
Exton
- Students
- 12,042
- Schools
- 17
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.7
- Cherry Hill School District
Cherry Hill
- Students
- 10,910
- Schools
- 18
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.4
- Council Rock SD
Newtown
- Students
- 10,403
- Schools
- 14
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.6
NCES 2024–25.
Public schools by level
- Primary
- 828
- Elementary grades
- Middle
- 211
- Middle or junior high
- High
- 255
- Secondary grades
- Other
- 55
- K–12, ungraded, alternative
1,349 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Philadelphia metro sits
Roughly the core of the Philadelphia, PA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids (1 under 5), 3 bd. -$222/mo left. Childcare $1,173. Philadelphia paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Philadelphia
- Philadelphia → Austin · $744 more
- Philadelphia → Dallas · $612 more
- Philadelphia → Denver · $218 more
- Philadelphia → Raleigh · $314 more
- Philadelphia → San Francisco · $74 less
- Philadelphia → New York · $1,189 less
- Philadelphia → Reno · $141 less
- Philadelphia → Los Angeles · $734 less
- Philadelphia → Chicago · $12 less
- Philadelphia → Houston · $733 more
- Philadelphia → Washington · $475 more
- Philadelphia → Atlanta · $58 more
- Philadelphia → Miami · $741 less
- Philadelphia → Phoenix · $138 more
- Philadelphia → Boston · $470 less
- Philadelphia → Riverside · $1,042 less
Take-home by job in Philadelphia
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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