Christopher Columbus CS
A public school district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 829
- Students enrolled
- 59
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 123
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,381
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 829 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,359th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 478th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 53% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,381 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 61% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Christopher Columbus CS spent $17,381 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,861 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,381 | $15.0 million | 862 |
| FY2022 | $15,216 | $13.1 million | 861 |
| FY2021 | $11,584 | $10.4 million | 900 |
| FY2020 | $11,424 | $10.8 million | 948 |
| FY2019 | $11,307 | $10.2 million | 899 |
| FY2018 | $11,771 | $10.1 million | 859 |
| FY2017 | $10,961 | $9.0 million | 818 |
| FY2016 | $11,124 | $8.9 million | 800 |
| FY2015 | $10,978 | $8.8 million | 806 |
| FY2014 | $11,742 | $9.3 million | 794 |
| FY2013 | $14,643 | $11.4 million | 779 |
| FY2012 | $9,782 | $7.6 million | 781 |
| FY2011 | $8,956 | $6.9 million | 769 |
| FY2010 | $9,197 | $7.2 million | 778 |
| FY2009 | $7,503 | $5.8 million | 779 |
| FY2008 | $8,297 | $6.4 million | 775 |
| FY2007 | $7,000 | $5.6 million | 807 |
| FY2006 | $6,820 | $5.3 million | 778 |
| FY2005 | $8,861 | $5.6 million | 633 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.1 million | 20.2% |
| State | $63.0 thousand | 0.4% |
| Local | $12.0 million | 79.4% |
| Total | $15.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Christopher Columbus CS | 829 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 4200052
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved