Among the emptiest

By category, here are the schools that are farthest below capacity, comparing 2010 capacity figures from the School District with fall 2010 enrollment. These percentages do not reflect the recently updated capacity and utilization figures.

Elementary schools:

• Levering, in Roxborough, 32 percent.
• McMichael, Mantua, 38 percent.
• Kenderton, Tioga, 39 percent.
• Mifflin, East Falls, 39 percent.

Middle schools:

• Shaw, West Philadelphia, 28 percent.
• E. H. Vare, South Philadelphia, 31 percent.
• Beeber, Wynnefield, 35 percent.
• Tilden, Southwest Philadelphia, 36 percent.

High schools:

• Germantown, 27 percent.
• University City, 29 percent.
• Strawberry Mansion, 29 percent.
• Benjamin Franklin, Spring Garden, 34 percent.