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The Linc School

Serves grades 9 - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
122 W Erie Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone
(215) 400-3940
District
PHILADELPHIA CITY SD
County
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
229
Classroom Teachers
13

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.0% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

The Linc School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
47%
32%
56%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
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 9 82 35.8%
Grade 10 57 24.9%
Grade 11 57 24.9%
Grade 12 33 14.4%
Total 229 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.1% 15.1% 65.3%
Black 42.6% 49.3% 15.4%
Hispanic 52.9% 25.2% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 10.1% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.7% 99.4% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 98.7% 99.4% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,596,865 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11,201.9 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.7% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.0% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 646,608 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.6% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.5% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.8% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.6% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 17.1% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,852 $996,026,200 25.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $813 $103,129,050 2.6%
Staff $521 $66,088,850 1.7%
General Administration $433 $54,926,050 1.4%
School Administration $764 $96,913,400 2.4%
Operation $1,879 $238,351,150 6.0%
Transportation $346 $43,890,100 1.1%
Other $680 $86,258,000 2.2%
Total Support $5,436 $689,556,600 17.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $17,987 $2,281,650,950 57.5%
Total Expenditures $31,275 $3,967,233,750 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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