William Penn Charter School: Fast Facts

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Fast Facts: Penn Charter by the Numbers

GENERAL

	Tuition

	Estimated spending per student	$20,740

	Students receiving financial aid	35%

	Days in year	173

	Average class size	LS 13 MS & US 16

	Girls sports	11

	Boys sports	13

	No. of clubs	26



ACADEMICS

	Algebra 9th grade	100%

	Foreign languages (Spanish begins in K)	Spanish, French, Latin

	Student-guidance ratio	9:1

	AP classes (2008)	14

	Percent of class taking AP exams (2008)	76%

	Percent AP exams scored 3 or higher (2008)	94%

	Percent taking SAT	100%

	Middle 50% SAT critical reading	570-700

	Middle 50% SAT math	590-690

	Middle 50% SAT writing	600-710

	Middle 50% SAT total	1760-2100

	Class of 2008 Average SAT	1933

	Attend 4-year college College Lists	100%



FACULTY

	Number of classroom teachers	138


	Faculty of color	18%


	Advanced degree	68%



STUDENTS	(2007-2008)

	Enrollment	906 total; Lower 256 Middle 221 Upper 429

	Students of color	25%

	Geographic distribution	More than 100 zip codes in 7 counties

	Students studying foreign language	LS: all MS: all US: 415

	Students in band	6th: all 7th & 8th: 62 US: 61

	Students in chorus	LS: all 6th: all 7th & 8th: 69 US: 114

	Students in band and chorus	MS: 27 US: 38

	Students participating in sports teams	MS and US (approx): 620

The oldest Quaker school in the world, established in 1689 by William Penn

A Quaker coeducational college-preparatory day school for boys and girls, pre-kindergarten to grade 12

Located on a 44-acre campus in the East Falls section of Philadelphia

Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS) and the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)

September 2010
- 09-05 Lower School Yellow week
- 09-06 Labor Day
- 09-07 Middle School orientation and registration 8:10 AM to 12:30 PM
- 09-07 Training for Middle School student leaders 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM