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Private vs. Public

Public schools

Public Schools in Philadelphia data:

202,538 students attend public schools in Philadelphia. There are in total 214 public school.These are broken down into 49 High schools, 16 Middle schools, and 149 Elementary schools.

Funding for public schools:

the funding for public schools from 2018- 2019 budget was $3.0 billion.Teachers at Philadelphia Schools get paid about 53,000 annually.

Challenges in the classroom

Overpopulated classrooms are one of the toughest challenges that public schools suffer from. Students often are unable to have that teacher student connection unless they attend a magnet school with a lower population such as Constitution High School. This not only affects the student, it also affects the teachers. Public school teachers have enough on their plates through the weeks. When it comes to the time where grades are almost closed, on top of entering grades in they also have students bombarded class, lunch, and even after school hours about their grades.

Standardized testing results

Students who attend public schools in Philadelphia tend to receive SAT scores of 1060 as the average.

Communities and Education

One of the best ways that students learn is when we have a connection with a teacher. On top of the fact that this isn’t often achieve in overpopulated schools, students attending public schools in Philadelphia typically never have teachers who look like them. The following graph shows the data for teachers racial backgrounds compared to the students.

Private schools

Private schools in Philadelphia data:

49,390 students attend private schools in Philadelphia.There are in total 235 private schools. The amount of private schools are broken down into 61 high schools, 205 Elementary schools,and 139 preschools

Funding for private schools:

Private schools receive funding from the tuition that students pay. The average amount ranges from $7,430 for elementary schools and $12,115 for high school.

Challenges in the classroom:

Compared to public schools, private schools tend to have a better teacher student rate. The average class size in all private schools is around 10-20 students. This allows students to establish closer connections with students. Research shows that when a teacher is more effective. It is a well known fact that majority of students learn in different ways. When teachers have a connection with their students, this assured that they can understand how that specific student grasps onto information.

Standardized testing results:

When it comes to the nationwide momentous test the SAT, average private schools in Pennsylvania scored approximately 1209.

Communities and education:

Demogrphics:

It is shown that private schools typically have less students of color. The follow graph shows the data for how many white kids attend private schools

Contrary to the data above, the following graph shows the data for the amount of students of color attend private schools. This contains of Black, Latino, and Native American students.