The school, which cost the school district$63 million to build, is free and has no entrance exams. The170 students in the inaugural ninth-grade class were selected by lottery from1,500 applicants.

• 费城学区为该校的建设共投入6300万美元，学校免收学费，而且没有入学考试。目前该学校九年级（低年级）收的170名学生都是从1500名候选人中随机挑选出来的。