Pennsylvania public high school · Philadelphia City School District

South Philadelphia High School

2101 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19148. 34.6% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

34.6%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)19.9 pts below Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
63.1%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)29.3 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
12.5%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
1%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
78.5%Students from low-income families
684Students enrolled (2024-25)
Our read

34.6% of graduates enrolled in college, 20 points below the Pennsylvania figure of 54.5%.

The path from South Philadelphia

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 34.6%Military 11.2%Working in Pennsylvania 28%Other or not found 43%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to South Philadelphia

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Peirce College1.8 mi26%—$51,149
    Thomas Jefferson University1.8 mi71%$25,555$78,311
    Moore College of Art and Design2.3 mi55%$44,587$44,219
    University of Pennsylvania2.3 mi97%$29,577$121,687
    Strayer University-Pennsylvania2.3 mi40%—$44,016
    Drexel University2.5 mi78%$37,529$92,338

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School (0.4 mi, 73.3% to college) · Mastery Charter School - Thomas Campus (0.7 mi, 60.2% to college) · ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School (0.7 mi, 14.8% to college) · Gamp (0.8 mi, 77% to college) · Furness Horace High School (0.9 mi, 42.1% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Philadelphia City School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureSouth PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City School DistrictPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)34.6%50.5%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate63.1%—92.4%

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Quick answers

What percent of South Philadelphia High School graduates go to college?
34.6% of the Class of 2023 at South Philadelphia High School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at South Philadelphia High School?
South Philadelphia High School has a four-year graduation rate of 63.1%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.