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Carver High School

1600 W Norris St, Philadelphia, PA, 19121-3324 -

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Definition of Terms

Carver High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Philadelphia County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

710 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

31 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 174 students

Grade 10 - 249 students

Grade 11 - 168 students

Grade 12 - 119 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	7%	2%
% Hispanic	5%	3%
% Black	83%	14%
% White	5%	81%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

35%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

13%

% 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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Homeless man found dead in trash truck (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:12:21 am
Police say the homeless man was apparently sleeping in a dumpster that the trash truck unloaded.
Body Found in Trash Truck (NBC Philadelphia)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:05:38 am
Man may have been accidentally crushed by compactor.
Area residents remember DeRidder's fallen (Beauregard Daily News)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 10:22:01 pm
Today is National Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing In Action (MIA) Recognition Day.
Floyd makes return visit to USC (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
posted on July 29, 2009 at 01:03:49 am
DL Sharrif Floyd (6-3 311) of Philadelphia made a return visit to USC Tuesday, just three days after attending the Gamecocks' Showcase Camp. Floyd is one of the top targets left on USC's board. He left Columbia after the weekend and visited Georgia.

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George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science is a secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Carver High School, which is operated by the School District of Philadelphia, handles grades 9 through 12. Carver High School is a magnet school that specializes in science and technology.
Carver High School curriculum specializes in the fields of science and technology. The goal of this curriculum is to produce graduates who are successful in their pursuit of higher education in specific subjects.
The High School of Engineering of Science was a dream of its founder and principal Dr. Alvin Garblik. The first class began in 1979, and had a strict dress code and curriculum.
Those that were in the first class attended classes in a building no longer in existence at Broad and Columbia streets on Temple University's campus.
It was Dr. Garblik's belief that students should come to school dressed and act in a way that modeled real life in the business world.
The first year students enjoyed higher end classes learning advanced Chinese, physics and computer sciences.
"High School of Engineering and Science is a small, nurturing, special-admissions school, seeking to attract academically-talented students who have an interest in science, engineering and technology." --- The mission statement of High School of Engineering & Science
The principal is Linda Ahmed and the assistant principal is Christina Murianka.
School uniform
Carver students are required to wear school uniforms. Students must wear monogrammed "Carver" shirts along with black or khaki bottoms.
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