| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Philadelphia County, PA |
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| Total Students |
2052 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
81 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 683 students | | Grade 10 - 566 students | | Grade 11 - 460 students | | Grade 12 - 343 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:25 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
n/a |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
n/a |
3% |
| % Black |
99% |
14% |
| % White |
n/a |
81% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
69% |
20% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
11% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Philadelphia City Sd School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
270 |
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| Number of Students Managed |
185,454 students |
2,220 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$2,291,777,000 |
$24,078,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$2,531,423,000 |
$23,565,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,358 |
$10,846 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,650 |
$10,615 |
| District Graduation Rates |
60% |
95% |
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This article pertains to the Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. For the Southern New Jersey high school, please see Overbrook High School .
Overbrook High School is a public, four-year secondary school located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. An inner-city school, it is perhaps most well-known because of its famous alumni (listed below) .
- The school is also known in the city for its outstanding Mock Trial team, who seems to win the City Title year after year. In 2004 and 2008 Overbrook won states and went into the Nationals, surpassing prestigious schools known for high academics.
- Overbrook High School is officially designated by the School District of Philadelphia as Location #402, in the West Region. As of 2005, the school principal of Overbrook is Ethelyn Payne Young.
- Although the school's population fluctuates, enrollment for 2004-2005 was 2,075 students (grades 9–12). Although some students are White, Asian, or Latino, 99% of the student population is African American [1].
- School uniforms
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Although Overbrook Class of 2002 was the last official class that was not required to wear a school uniform, Overbrook was given the infamous name "The Fashion School" due to the students' taste to wear the latest fashion trends.Since the 2002-03 school year Overbrook has required students to wear school uniforms [2].Shirts may be white or black. Bottoms may be khaki or black.
- Notable alumni
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Notable alumni of Overbrook High School include:
- Len Barry, lead singer/songwriter, The Dovells
- John Blake, jazz violinist
- Jerry Blavat, disc jockey
- Guion S. Bluford, Jr., space-shuttle astronaut; first African-American in space
- Solomon Burke, soul music legend
- Bill Cash, Negro League star, Baseball Hall of Famer
- Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, NBA legend*
- Chaka Fattah, U.S. Congressman (D-PA)
- Mike Gale, NBA/ABA basketball player
- Bobb Goldsteinn, songwriter ("Washington Square"); producer; coiner of the term 'multimedia'
- Walt Hazzard , former NBA guard; UCLA All-American player and coach
- Rosetta Hightower, lead singer, The Orlons
- Wali Jones, former NBA player; Miami Heat executive
- Sol Kaplan, Hollywood composer
- Jacob Landau, nationally recognized artist,teacher
- James Lassiter, film producer; Will Smith's business partner in Overbrook Entertainment
- Frank Piasecki, helicopter inventor; National Medal of Technology winner
- Marion Ramsey, Actress; Best known role as Sgt. Hooks from the Police Academy Movies
- Malik Rose, NBA player
- Dee Dee Sharp, singer
- Will Smith, Oscar-nominated actor, Rapper; owner Overbrook Entertainment
- Kimani C. Toussaint, Jr., Engineering professor; Expert in optical physics and advanced microscopy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Willie L. Williams, former police commissioner, Phila. and Los Angeles
- The Delphonics, R&B singing group during the late '60s early '70s.
- Bill Bloom, American songwriter and musician; best known for writing and producing "Double Dutch Bus"
- Wayne Hightower, American basketball player who had a long and productive career in the NBA and ABA during the 1960s and early 1970s. He was a 6'8" power forward and center. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- External links
- School District of Philadelphia website
- Demographic & Climate Profile
- Mapquest map
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (19131) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
47,044 people |
11,396,563 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
28% |
22% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$30,099
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$41,073 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.4 rooms |
5.9 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
62 years old |
51 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (19131)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
52% / 48% |
69% / 31% |
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