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Upper Merion Area School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Upper Merion, Bridgeport and West Conshohocken.
Students
4,345
Schools
7
Spent per student
$24,249
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$213.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Upper Merion Area School District
- School Grade A: better than 87% of Pennsylvania districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 11% more per student than the PA average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $213.9M, about $49,228 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Devon.
K–45 elementary schoolsTredyffrin-Easttown School District
5–82 middle schoolsTredyffrin-Easttown School District
9–12Conestoga SHSTredyffrin-Easttown School District
Test scores vs. PA
2020–21Math proficiency49%
State average 37.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,249 per student · 11% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 15%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,192’20
4,323’21
4,369’22
4,403’23
4,345’24
Up 3.6% since 2020.
Students
White 44%Hispanic 15%Asian 15%Black 14%Two or more races 11%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.