University City High School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/PA

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University City High School

3601 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2620 -

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Definition of Terms

University City High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Philadelphia County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1800 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

89 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 684 students

Grade 10 - 423 students

Grade 11 - 317 students

Grade 12 - 376 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	3%
% Black	96%	14%
% White	1%	81%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

77%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(PA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Philadelphia City Sd School District

This School's Agency

(PA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	270	4
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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posted on November 5, 2009 at 01:50:36 am
Members of Penn’s Bengali Students Association are working to break the language barrier for some West Philadelphia high school students. Once a week, members of BSA meet in the ARCH building to mentor a group of University City High School students, ranging from ages 14 to 19, who have recently emigrated from Bengali-speaking countries, most notably Bangladesh. The BSA-funded program focuses on ...
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Instruments Missing From Philly High School (CBS 3 Philadelphia)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:49:37 pm
A Philadelphia high school has managed to lose more than 40 musical instruments—including two grand pianos. City Controller Alan Butkovitz says University City High School is missing 47 instruments worth about $47,000.
City audit: Philadelphia HS lost 2 grand pianos (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 02:41:02 pm
A Philadelphia high school has managed to lose more than 40 musical instruments — including two grand pianos.