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Carver High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1600 W Norris St
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Phone
(215) 400-7380
District
Philadelphia City SD
County
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
897
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.1% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Carver High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
65%
44%
86%
54%
44%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
39%
95%
53%
49%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
49%
93%
64%
61%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 51 5.7%
Grade 8 45 5.0%
Grade 9 248 27.6%
Grade 10 185 20.6%
Grade 11 179 20.0%
Grade 12 189 21.1%
Total 897 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 9.2% 15.0% 64.5%
Black 62.1% 47.2% 15.4%
Hispanic 12.2% 27.2% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.4% 10.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,593,208 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,858.1 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.9% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 659,129 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 11.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.9% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.6% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.0% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.9% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 15.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,511 $1,007,207,000 25.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,105 $130,766,000 3.4%
Staff $766 $90,660,000 2.3%
General Administration $393 $46,507,000 1.2%
School Administration $730 $86,395,000 2.2%
Operation $2,105 $249,082,000 6.4%
Transportation $274 $32,382,000 0.8%
Other $717 $84,797,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,089 $720,589,000 18.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,355 $2,172,039,000 55.7%
Total Expenditures $32,956 $3,899,835,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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