A Snapshot

Here are some fingertip facts about the School District of Philadelphia, the seventh largest in the nation by enrollment, serving a racially and ethnically diverse student population.

Enrollment:

196,309 as of April 2004 including early childhood programs.

Number of Students by Grade Level

Head Start & Preschool	4,799
Elementary	100,392
Middle	31,145
Senior High	52,807
Vocational/Technical Schools	4,701
Special Schools*	2,465
Charter Schools	21,096
Total:	217,405
*CEP Hunting Park, CEP/Allegheny, Delaware Valley High School, E.S. Miller, Pennypack, Youth Study Center.

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Number of Students by Race

African-American	65.5%
Asian	5.3%
Hispanic	14.5%
Native American	.2%
White	14.2%

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Schools

There are 273 public schools in the School District of Philadelphia, composed of:

175	Elementary schools, including Lamberton (K-12)
43	Middle schools
43	Neighborhood and magnet high schools
5	Vocational-technical schools
7	Special schools

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Organization

The School District of Philadelphia presently is organized into 9 Regional Offices.

Central East Central East North	Northeast Northwest South Southwest
West

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Transportation

Each day, the district provides transportation for 33,560 children, including 17,825 public school students, and 12,246 private and parochial school students, 2,877 charter school students and 612 early intervention students. The district also supplies free and reduced-rate SEPTA tokens to eligible students. As of June 2000, 13,800 students (including 1,100 non-public students) qualify to receive free tokens and 13,000 students (including 5,500 non-public students) received reduced-rate tokens based on average daily ridership.

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Food Services

On an average school day, the district serves approximately 120,000 lunches, nearly 60,000 breakfasts and almost 20,000 after-school snacks. A study by Temple University shows that 80 percent of the district's students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Because of the high number of low-income children at 230 schools, all children at these schools receive breakfast and lunch at no cost.

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Governance

The School District of Philadelphia has a School Reform Commission, comprised of five members, 3 appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and 2 appointed by the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter stipulates that the School Reform Commission has no direct taxing authority. Instead, the school district submits "lump sum" budget request to City Council for its approval.

A new management structure was approved by the Board of Education on August 14, 2000. The board appoints the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

The Chief Executive Officer(CEO)	Paul Vallas
The Chief Academic Officer (CAO)	Gregory Thornton
The Chief Operating Officer (COO)	Natalye Paquin, Esq.
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	Folasade Olanipekun
The Chief Information Officer (CIO)	Patricia Renzulli