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Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

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Wallingford-Swarthmore School District is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District has 6.99 square miles of land area and 0.01 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Wallingford-Swarthmore School District population is 21,593. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District median household income is $102,599 in 2010-2014. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District median house value is $346,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Wallingford-Swarthmore School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (22 out of 496, top 4%) Elementary/Middle School: (19 out of 498, top 4%)* Rank: #18
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	21,593 (2010-2014), rank #177
Population Growth	1.95% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,086.15/sq mi, rank #46
Median Household Income:	$102,599 at 2010-2014—1.61% increase since 2005-2009, rank #12
Median House Price:	$346,700 at 2010-2014—3.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #20
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	6.99 sq mi, rank #457
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.12%), rank #457
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Delaware County
City:	Swarthmore, Rutledge, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Media
Zip:	19081, 19070, 19086, 19063
Area:	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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Wallingford-Swarthmore School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

200 South Providence Rd

Wallingford PA, 19086, Delaware County

Phone: 610-892-3470

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,535	3,524	3,390	3,432	3,504	3,568	3,517
English Language Learner Students:	33	22	28	29	31	30	15
Total Teachers:	268.88	266.88	268.29	267.65	271.50	273.60	258.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.50	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00
Elementary:	105.41	103.66	104.15	96.65	95.70	101.00	92.00
Secondary:	125.34	124.99	127.74	128.83	129.20	134.80	129.80
Ungraded:	33.13	32.73	31.40	36.17	40.60	31.80	30.00
Total Other Staff:	215.00	252.90	250.55	261.08	249.80	255.40	255.00
Instructional Aides:	68.00	82.00	82.00	88.00	89.00	98.50	103.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.00	12.00	11.85	11.65	11.00	10.00	10.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	9.00	9.00	8.85	8.65	8.00	7.00	7.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
District Administrators:	8.00	8.00	6.00	6.15	6.15	6.40	6.80
District Administrative Support:	14.00	16.00	16.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	15.00
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	8.00	8.85	8.85	7.80	8.50
School Administrative Support:	18.00	19.00	19.00	21.00	20.50	21.00	19.00
Student Support Services:	NA	14.90	15.70	17.43	16.20	13.20	11.80
Other Support Services:	81.00	87.00	86.00	88.00	78.10	79.50	73.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.15	13.20	12.64	12.82	12.91	13.04	13.59

Schools

Nether Providence Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	410 Moore Rd, Wallingford PA 19086
Strath Haven High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	205 South Providence Rd, Wallingford PA 19086
Strath Haven Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	200 South Providence Rd, Wallingford PA 19086
Swarthmore-Rutledge School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	100 College Ave, Swarthmore PA 19081
Wallingford Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	20 South Providence Rd, Wallingford PA 19086

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.2%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.9%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.8%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74.2%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74.2%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	83.8%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	81.2%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	85.5%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	87.4%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.2%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.4%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.4%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.3%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.1%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.8%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89.6%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86.5%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90.8%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91.4%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.8%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.4%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68.2%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63.1%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81.7%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.9%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.5%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.2%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.8%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.5%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	97.9%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.1%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.3%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.2%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.2%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.2%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.8%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.8%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.3%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.7%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.5%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.2%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.1%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.8%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.3%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.9%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.4%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.5%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.8%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.6%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.7%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.5%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.5%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.8%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.2%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.6%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.5%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.2%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.6%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.7%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.6%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.9%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.5%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.7%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.6%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.9%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.9%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.1%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.6%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.2%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.9%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.2%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.2%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92.4%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.1%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.3%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.8%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.1%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.9%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97.3%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.7%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.9%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83.7%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.6%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87.4%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88.8%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.8%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$64,766,000	$19,105		$64,258,000	$18,723		$63,501,000	$18,122
Federal:	$565,000	$167	0.9%	$1,148,000	$334	1.8%	$2,197,000	$627	3.5%
State:	$10,642,000	$3,139	16.4%	$9,932,000	$2,894	15.5%	$10,148,000	$2,896	16.0%
Local:	$53,559,000	$15,799	82.7%	$53,178,000	$15,495	82.8%	$51,156,000	$14,599	80.6%
Total Expenditures:	$71,559,000	$21,109		$60,592,000	$17,655		$72,106,000	$20,578
Total Current Expenditures:	$52,944,000	$15,618		$51,140,000	$14,901		$51,539,000	$14,709
Instructional Expenditures:	$34,643,000	$10,219	65.4%	$32,693,000	$9,526	63.9%	$33,643,000	$9,601	65.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,735,000	$1,397	8.9%	$4,634,000	$1,350	9.1%	$4,492,000	$1,282	8.7%
Administration:	$4,952,000	$1,461	9.4%	$4,872,000	$1,420	9.5%	$4,880,000	$1,393	9.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,614,000	$2,541	16.3%	$8,941,000	$2,605	17.5%	$8,524,000	$2,433	16.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$12,465,000	$3,677		$2,803,000	$817		$15,102,000	$4,310
Construction:	$12,207,000	$3,601		$2,528,000	$737		$14,596,000	$4,166
Total Other:	$170,000	$50		$173,000	$50		$170,000	$49
Interest on Debt:	$2,673,000	$788		$2,765,000	$806		$2,914,000	$832

Total Salary:	$32,254,000	$9,514		$31,592,000	$9,205		$31,423,000	$8,968
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$23,292,000	$6,871	72.2%	$22,616,000	$6,590	71.6%	$22,890,000	$6,533	72.8%
Other Salary:	$8,962,000	$2,644	27.8%	$8,976,000	$2,615	28.4%	$8,533,000	$2,435	27.2%
Total Benefit:	$11,116,000	$3,279		$10,054,000	$2,929		$9,932,000	$2,834
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,757,000	$2,288	69.8%	$6,837,000	$1,992	68.0%	$6,884,000	$1,965	69.3%
Other Benefit:	$3,359,000	$991	30.2%	$3,217,000	$937	32.0%	$3,048,000	$870	30.7%

* Wallingford-Swarthmore School District was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.