An equity score of 63/100 ranks Upper Merion Area Sd #177 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,363 per pupil, Upper Merion Area Sd ranks #50 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,414
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$23,363
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Upper Merion Area Sd operates 7 public schools serving 4,414 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,363 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 81.4% local, 13.8% state, and 4.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #177 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 324.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.9% White, 15.0% Asian, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gulph El Sch, with a diversity index of 75.1/100.
Its largest campus is Upper Merion Ms, enrolling 1,348 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bridgeport El Sch, at 254 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Upper Merion Ms accounts for 30.5% of all Upper Merion Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Upper Merion Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Upper Merion Area Sd school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Upper Merion Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 254 students (lowest) to 1,348 students (highest), a spread of 1,094 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Upper Merion Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 325:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Upper Merion Area Sd is typically wider than the Upper Merion Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Upper Merion Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Upper Merion Area Sd is typically wider than the Upper Merion Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.