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West Philadelphia Catholic High School
4501 Chestnut St
Philadelphia PA, 19139, Philadelphia County
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Religious Orientation: Yes Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic Catholic School Type: Parochial
College Admissions Rate: 96.00%
Coeducational: Yes
Supports Home Schooling: Yes
Has Library: Yes
Other school associations
2011-2012 | 2009-2010 | 2007-2008 | 2005-2006 | 2003-2004 | 2001-2002 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 50 | ||||||
Total Students: | 350 | 488 | 538 | 622 | 714 | 819 | ||||||
Grade 9: | 72 | 20.6% | 100 | 20.5% | 167 | 31.0% | 156 | 25.1% | 178 | 24.9% | 222 | 27.1% |
Grade 10: | 91 | 26.0% | 127 | 26.0% | 144 | 26.8% | 130 | 20.9% | 202 | 28.3% | 210 | 25.6% |
Grade 11: | 93 | 26.6% | 130 | 26.6% | 109 | 20.3% | 164 | 26.4% | 162 | 22.7% | 196 | 23.9% |
Grade 12: | 94 | 26.9% | 131 | 26.8% | 118 | 21.9% | NA | NA | 172 | 24.1% | 191 | 23.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 200 | 57.1% | 285 | 58.4% | 296 | 55.0% | 266 | 42.8% | 374 | 52.4% | 407 | 49.7% |
Female: | 150 | 42.9% | 203 | 41.6% | 242 | 45.0% | 356 | 57.2% | 340 | 47.6% | 412 | 50.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 23 | 6.6% | 31 | 6.4% | 30 | 5.6% | 53 | 8.5% | 65 | 9.1% | 64 | 7.8% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.5% | 17 | 3.2% | 13 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.7% |
Black: | 283 | 80.9% | 398 | 81.6% | 428 | 79.6% | 484 | 77.8% | 512 | 71.7% | 564 | 68.9% |
White: | 34 | 9.7% | 45 | 9.2% | 61 | 11.3% | 68 | 10.9% | 120 | 16.8% | 177 | 21.6% |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.21 | 15.59 | 17.08 | 19.20 | 19.35 | 16.68 | ||||||
School Days Per Year | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | 180.00 | 182.00 | 180.00 | ||||||
School Hours Per Day | 6.67 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.42 | 6.57 | 5.57 |