Philadelphia Public School District

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia_Public_School_District
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf school district
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:School_District_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:budget over $3 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demographics majority African American and Hispanic students
gptkbp:employs over 20,000 staff
gptkbp:founded 1818
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Philadelphia_Board_of_Education
gptkbp:governingBody school district
gptkbp:headquarters 440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philadelphia Public School District
gptkbp:largestSchoolDistrictIn gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:Bill_Cosby
gptkb:Kevin_Bacon
gptkb:Will_Smith
gptkb:Questlove
gptkbp:notableEvent budget crisis 2011-2013
school closures 2013
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Northeast_High_School
gptkb:Philadelphia_High_School_for_Girls
gptkb:Central_High_School
gptkb:Julia_R._Masterman_School
George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science
gptkbp:notableProgram gptkb:Advanced_Placement
gptkb:International_Baccalaureate
Career and Technical Education
gptkbp:numberOfSchools over 200
gptkbp:numberOfStudents over 200,000
gptkbp:offers charter schools
magnet schools
neighborhood schools
special admission schools
gptkbp:previouslyGovernedBy gptkb:School_Reform_Commission
gptkbp:reinstatedLocalControl 2018
gptkbp:schoolType public
gptkbp:serves all neighborhoods in Philadelphia
gptkbp:servesCommunity gptkb:Philadelphia_metropolitan_area
gptkbp:servesGrades K-12
gptkbp:state gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:studentPopulationRank 8th largest in the US (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:superintendent gptkb:Tony_B._Watlington_Sr.
gptkbp:teacherUnion gptkb:Philadelphia_Federation_of_Teachers
gptkbp:transportationProvidedBy gptkb:SEPTA
gptkbp:website https://www.philasd.org/
gptkbp:year September to June
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philadelphia_High_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6