operational schools · 2023–24
School district or education agency · NCES 4200092
Russell Byers CS
Philadelphia, PA
Students668
Student membership reported by NCES for 2023–24.
students in linked records
federal comparable series
per student
District, state and country
How does this district compare?
State and national figures use the same measure and reporting period. They are weighted by students or staffing whenever the source provides a denominator.
MeasureDistrictPAUnited States
Academic standing2019
27th percentile53rd percentile49th percentileThis district is 26 percentile points lower than the state figure and 22 percentile points lower than the U.S. figure.
Students chronically absent2022–23
38.9%23.3%27.8%This district is 15.6 percentage points higher than the state figure and 11.1 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Revenue per studentFY 2023
$20,890$24,823$19,509This district is $3,933 per student lower than the state figure and $1,381 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Spending per studentFY 2023
$15,275$18,240$15,859This district is $2,965 per student lower than the state figure and $584 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Capital outlay per studentFY 2023
$22,379$1,977$1,964This district is $20,402 per student higher than the state figure and $20,415 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Equipment spending per studentFY 2023
$619$513$336This district is $106 per student higher than the state figure and $283 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Special-education spending per studentFY 2023
$3,936$3,520$1,793This district is $416 per student higher than the state figure and $2,143 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Salaries per studentFY 2023
$7,417$8,815$8,742This district is $1,398 per student lower than the state figure and $1,325 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Benefits per studentFY 2023
$2,750$5,632$3,769This district is $2,882 per student lower than the state figure and $1,019 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt outstanding per studentFY 2023
$21,262$15,642$11,715This district is $5,620 per student higher than the state figure and $9,547 per student higher than the U.S. figure.
Debt retired per studentFY 2023
$498$1,342$869This district is $844 per student lower than the state figure and $371 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Students per teacher2023–24
15:113:115:1This district is 2.0 students per teacher higher than the state figure and about the same as the U.S. figure.
Students per counselor2023–24
334:1319:1376:1This district is 15 students per counselor higher than the state figure and 42 students per counselor lower than the U.S. figure.
District staff per 1,000 students2023–24
116.8151.6138.9This district is 34.8 staff per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 22.1 staff per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
Instructional aides per 1,000 students2023–24
10.519.518.5This district is 9.0 aides per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 8.0 aides per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
School psychologists per 1,000 students2023–24
0.01.00.9This district is 1.0 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 0.9 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
Students learning English2021–22 · reporting schools
0.1%5.4%12.0%This district is 5.3 percentage points lower than the state figure and 11.9 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Students receiving IDEA services2021–22 · reporting schools
18.5%18.2%14.0%This district is 0.3 percentage points higher than the state figure and 4.5 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Students with Section 504 plans2021–22 · reporting schools
2.4%3.2%3.9%This district is 0.9 percentage points lower than the state figure and 1.5 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Enrollment · 2023–24
Who attends this district?
Pre-K48 students
7.2%Kindergarten–grade 5418 students
62.6%Grades 6–8202 students
30.2%See enrollment for every grade
Pre-Kindergarten48
Kindergarten45
Grade 173
Grade 272
Grade 379
Grade 473
Grade 576
Grade 673
Grade 772
Grade 857
Students by race and ethnicity
Final NCES Common Core of Data membership file, 2023–24. Suppressed or missing cells are not estimated.
Current staffing · 2023–24
How many staff members support students?
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Pre-K teachers2 FTE
Kindergarten teachers2 FTE
Elementary teachers24 FTE
Secondary teachers7 FTE
Ungraded teachers9 FTE
Instructional coordinators3 FTE
District administrators2 FTE
District administrative support3 FTE
School administrative support7 FTE
Other support staff2 FTE
Final NCES Common Core of Data staff file, 2023–24. These are full-time-equivalent positions, not employee headcounts, vacancies or caseloads.
Learning support · 2021–22 federal snapshot
How many students may need specialized support?
Counts and shares use only schools with a usable value for that measure. The reporting-school denominator prevents missing schools from being counted as zero.
0.1%Students learning English1 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
18.5%Students receiving IDEA special-education services132 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
2.4%Students with Section 504 plans17 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
0.0%English learners also receiving IDEA services0 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021–22. Public-use counts are privacy-protected. These figures describe the reporting year, not current enrollment, diagnoses, service quality or unmet need.
Comparable districts
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District makeup
What kinds of schools are in the district?
School levels, settings and types use the NCES 2021–22 directory matched to the federal civil-rights collection.
District finances
How is the district funded, and how does it spend?
Sources of funds
Where the money comes from
Share of district revenue supplied by each level of government.
Uses of funds
Where the money goes
Annual spending for each enrolled student.
Revenue by source: percentages and dollars
How operating money was used
People costs
Equipment, buildings and debt
Selected federal program revenue
What changed since FY 2022
FY 2022$16,465
→FY 2023$15,275
FY 2022$635
→FY 2023$22,379
FY 2022$0
→FY 2023$21,262
Revenue shares and spending categories answer different questions and should not be added together. Source: NCES F-33 district finance, FY 2023.
Attendance
How has chronic absence changed?
160 of 663 students
207 of 699 students
273 of 701 students
Specialized support and security · 2021–22
What specialized roles were reported?
Staffing is reported as full-time equivalents in the 2021–22 CRDC collection.
Learning opportunities
What do district schools offer?
Gifted programs1 reporting schools
100%
Shares use only schools for which the program was applicable and reported. A districtwide percentage does not guarantee availability at every grade or campus. Source: 2021–22 CRDC.
Safety and discipline
What was reported across district schools?
24Out-of-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →21In-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →1Law-enforcement referrals1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0School-related arrests1 reporting schoolsSee schools →
Counts are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Open a measure to see the schools behind the district total.
Technology and safety · 2021–22
What access and incident data is available?
Technology and incident figures are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Device counts describe the reporting year, not current inventory.
Six questions parents ask
What the available data says
Each answer shows its reporting year and opens a deeper comparison. Missing and suppressed results are never shown as zero.
Are students making academic progress?1 years of resultsLatest research estimate: 2019Explore and compare →Are students missing too much school?38.9% chronically absent2022–23 · 701 students measuredExplore and compare →Is the district improving?No comparable trendCompare the earliest and latest available yearsExplore and compare →Where are student-group gaps largest?No comparable group resultSuppressed or unavailableExplore and compare →How much does the district spend?$15,275current spending per studentExplore and compare →Does the district have enough support staff?350:1 counselor ratioStudents per counselor in the federal staffing fileExplore and compare →
6 of 7 national data layers are matched to this NCES district ID. Identity and school counts use NCES records. Academic estimates use SEDA, attendance uses EDFacts, finance uses NCES F-33, staffing and enrollment use 2023–24 NCES CCD where available, specialized support enrollment uses the 2021–22 CRDC, and community poverty context uses Census SAIPE. Every detailed view preserves its reporting year.
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