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Overbrook HS

(215) 581-5507

Physical Address:
5898 Lancaster Ave
Philadelphia, PA  19131
Mailing Address:
5898 Lancaster Ave
Philadelphia, PA  19131

School Information

District:
Philadelphia City Sd
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Philadelphia County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1595

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Overbrook HS

This School County Average State Average
Black 98.06% 66.04% 16.75%
Hispanic 0.82% 15.06% 7.39%
White 0.56% 13.61% 73.92%
Others 0.38% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 0.13% 6.46% 3.10%
American Indian 0.06% 0.32% 0.37%

Genders in Overbrook HS

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.41% 48.15% 49.62%
Female 49.59% 51.85% 50.38%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Overbrook HS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 1759 1617 1564
Hispanic 11 18 13
White 5 6 9
Others 6 2 6
Asian/Pacific 5 2 2
American Indian 0 0 1
Total 1786 1645 1595

Enrollment by Gender for Overbrook HS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 931 841 804
Female 855 804 791
Total 1786 1645 1595

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Overbrook HS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1786 1645 1595
# Eligible for free lunch 1257 (70%) 1176 (71%) 1565 (98%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 216 (12%) 202 (12%) 0 (0%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1473 (82%) 1378 (84%) 1565 (98%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Overbrook HS

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1786 1645 1595
Fulltime teachers 80.0 90.3 102.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 22.30 18.20 15.58
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.05 15.72 14.32