Independence CS
A public school district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 801
- Students enrolled
- 67.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 110.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,960
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 801 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,540th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 489th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 52% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,960 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 69% 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
Independence CS spent $18,960 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,762 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 | $18,960 | $14.8 million | 782 |
| FY2022 | $28,100 | $22.0 million | 782 |
| FY2021 | $14,969 | $12.2 million | 813 |
| FY2020 | $14,284 | $11.7 million | 821 |
| FY2019 | $13,656 | $11.2 million | 818 |
| FY2018 | $12,558 | $10.2 million | 814 |
| FY2017 | $12,328 | $9.9 million | 802 |
| FY2016 | $11,654 | $9.5 million | 812 |
| FY2015 | $11,248 | $9.2 million | 814 |
| FY2014 | $11,325 | $9.2 million | 816 |
| FY2013 | $10,920 | $8.9 million | 814 |
| FY2012 | $11,038 | $8.7 million | 788 |
| FY2011 | $11,505 | $8.9 million | 775 |
| FY2010 | $11,027 | $8.2 million | 748 |
| FY2009 | $10,349 | $7.5 million | 722 |
| FY2008 | $8,746 | $6.0 million | 688 |
| FY2007 | $8,577 | $5.7 million | 669 |
| FY2006 | $7,866 | $4.6 million | 588 |
| FY2005 | $7,762 | $4.0 million | 509 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.4 million | 31.4% |
| State | $215.0 thousand | 1.3% |
| Local | $11.5 million | 67.4% |
| Total | $17.1 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 |
|---|---|
| Independence CS | 796 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 4200087
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