📍 122 W Erie Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19140
The Linc is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 221 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Linc enrolls 221 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 37% |
| White | 6 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 221 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 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.
The Linc 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 180.
The Linc 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 221 students, The Linc is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large