Discovery CS
A public school district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 626
- Students enrolled
- 36
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 95
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,063
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 626 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,838th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 551st of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 44% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,063 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 53% 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
Discovery CS spent $16,063 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,199 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 | $16,063 | $10.0 million | 622 |
| FY2022 | $14,886 | $9.4 million | 633 |
| FY2021 | $11,749 | $7.4 million | 634 |
| FY2020 | $11,962 | $7.0 million | 582 |
| FY2019 | $11,973 | $7.5 million | 624 |
| FY2018 | $9,650 | $7.1 million | 734 |
| FY2017 | $10,691 | $7.7 million | 724 |
| FY2016 | $9,782 | $7.3 million | 749 |
| FY2015 | $9,406 | $7.5 million | 794 |
| FY2014 | $9,754 | $7.4 million | 760 |
| FY2013 | $11,250 | $8.1 million | 721 |
| FY2012 | $11,347 | $7.4 million | 654 |
| FY2011 | $11,410 | $7.0 million | 612 |
| FY2010 | $11,078 | $6.2 million | 562 |
| FY2009 | $11,127 | $5.4 million | 487 |
| FY2008 | $10,627 | $4.9 million | 461 |
| FY2007 | $9,418 | $4.6 million | 488 |
| FY2006 | $8,597 | $4.3 million | 504 |
| FY2005 | $7,199 | $3.4 million | 478 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.3 million | 28.7% |
| State | $87.0 thousand | 0.7% |
| Local | $8.2 million | 70.6% |
| Total | $11.6 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 |
|---|---|
| Discovery CS | 626 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 4200121
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