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2900 W HUNTING PARK AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19129 • PHILADELPHIA County
(215) 226-1225

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID 01186966
Religious Orientation Roman Catholic
Broad Affiliation Catholic
School Typology Catholic, private
Diocese 4201
Grades Offered 9-12
Locale Setting City: Large
School Day Length 6.83 hrs/day
County FIPS 42101
Physical Location Address 2900 W Hunting Park Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19129-1803

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
347
Teachers (FTE)
26.00
Student-Teacher Ratio
13.35:1
School Level
Secondary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
Black or African American: 64.0% Hispanic / Latino: 15.9% White: 11.8% Two or More Races (Multiracial): 6.6% Asian: 1.7%
347 Students
Black or African American 222 est. 64.0%
Hispanic / Latino 55 est. 15.9%
White 41 est. 11.8%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 23 est. 6.6%
Asian 6 est. 1.7%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
142
40.9%
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Female Students
205
59.1%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 225 450 2019-2020: 288 students 288 2019-2020 2021-2022: 300 students 300 +4.2% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 347 students 347 +15.7% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 347 26.0 13.4:1 9-12 Roman Catholic
2021-2022 300 24.9 12.1:1 9-12 Roman Catholic
2019-2020 288 24.6 11.7:1 9-12 Roman Catholic

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 19129)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $350,000
$0k 0% $88k 8% $175k 15% $263k 23% $350k 30% ZIP 19129 Income: $77,225 $77k ZIP 19129 Home Value: $297,400 $297k ZIP 19129 This ZIP Philadelphia Income: $66,502 $67k Philadelphia Home Value: $271,768 $272k Philadelphia City Average PHILADELPHIA County Income: $67,576 $68k PHILADELPHIA County Home Value: $274,889 $275k PHILADELPHIA County County Average Pennsylvania Income: $79,670 $80k Pennsylvania Home Value: $240,023 $240k Pennsylvania State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 19129 Poverty Rate: 14.8% 14.8% Philadelphia Poverty Rate: 21.4% 21.4% PHILADELPHIA County Poverty Rate: 21.4% 21.4% Pennsylvania Poverty Rate: 11.5% 11.5% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 19129 Current ZIP
$77,225 $297,400 14.8% 11,812
Philadelphia (City Average)
$66,502 $271,768 21.4% 1,561,250
PHILADELPHIA County (County Average)
$67,576 $274,889 21.4% 1,567,196
Pennsylvania (State Average)
$79,670 $240,023 11.5% 12,081,754
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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