Sts John Neumann & Maria Garetti Catholic High Sch
Private · Grades 9–12 · 578 students
Furness Horace HS
1900 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Grades
9–12
High
Students
896
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Philadelphia City SD
Philadelphia County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Furness Horace HS
Furness Horace HS is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Philadelphia City SD. The school is located in a large city in Philadelphia County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 896 students were enrolled, with about 19.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 896 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.7 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 9
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Philadelphia City SD
- County
- Philadelphia County
- NCES school ID
- 421899003818
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.