📍 1900 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19148
Furness Horace HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 741 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 65%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Furness Horace HS enrolls 741 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Asian and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 41% |
| Asian | 217 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 18% |
| White | 53 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
741 of the school's 741 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 741 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Furness Horace HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-30, state senate district 1, state house district 184.
Furness Horace HS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 741 students, Furness Horace HS is larger than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large