Lower Merion School District
Lower Merion School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Lower Merion School District has 24.17 square miles of land area and 0.16 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lower Merion School District population is 62,409. Lower Merion School District median household income is $111,956 in 2010-2014. Lower Merion School District median house value is $527,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Lower Merion School District is much better than the state average in quality.
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Lower Merion School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
301 East Montgomery Ave
Ardmore PA, 19003, Montgomery County
Phone: 610-645-1800
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 7,895 | 7,800 | 7,342 | 7,212 | 7,009 | 6,788 | 6,914 |
English Language Learner Students: | 131 | 131 | 116 | 109 | 97 | 0 | 110 |
Total Teachers: | 655.89 | 643.65 | 614.60 | 623.60 | 629.60 | 624.30 | 624.00 |
Prekindergarten: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Kindergarten: | 11.00 | 11.50 | 11.10 | 11.00 | 10.50 | 10.00 | 10.10 |
Elementary: | 292.25 | 280.59 | 270.90 | 267.30 | 275.02 | 267.90 | 285.50 |
Secondary: | 299.86 | 296.86 | 281.80 | 303.50 | 298.98 | 300.20 | 287.20 |
Ungraded: | 52.78 | 54.70 | 50.80 | 41.80 | 45.10 | 46.20 | 41.20 |
Total Other Staff: | 723.20 | 749.80 | 747.00 | 765.20 | 633.90 | 636.50 | 594.10 |
Instructional Aides: | 158.00 | 149.00 | 149.00 | 150.00 | 145.50 | 143.50 | 139.50 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | NA | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.50 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 27.20 | 26.60 | 25.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 8.93 | 8.93 | 8.33 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 18.27 | 17.67 | 16.67 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 9.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
District Administrators: | 13.00 | 15.00 | 13.00 | 13.50 | 13.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 57.00 | 57.00 | 57.00 | 58.00 | 30.50 | 30.00 | 30.00 |
School Administrators: | 22.00 | 21.00 | 20.00 | 20.50 | 21.00 | 21.50 | 21.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 45.00 | 46.00 | 46.00 | 45.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 42.00 |
Student Support Services: | NA | 19.60 | 20.40 | 23.10 | 19.80 | 21.90 | 22.50 |
Other Support Services: | 381.00 | 387.60 | 386.60 | 398.60 | 306.10 | 313.60 | 278.10 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.04 | 12.12 | 11.95 | 11.57 | 11.13 | 10.87 | 11.08 |
Schools
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 510 Bryn Mawr Ave, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004 | |
Belmont Hills Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 200 School St, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004 | |
Cynwyd School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 101 West Levering Mill Rd, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004 | |
Gladwyne School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 230 West Righters Mill Rd, Gladwyne PA 19035 | |
Harriton Shs | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 600 North Ithan Ave, Bryn Mawr PA 19010 | |
Lower Merion High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 315 East Montgomery Ave, Ardmore PA 19003 | |
Merion Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 549 South Bowman Ave, Merion Station PA 19066 | |
Penn Valley School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 301 Righters Mill Rd, Narberth PA 19072 | |
Penn Wynne School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 250 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood PA 19096 | |
Welsh Valley Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 325 Tower Ln, Narberth PA 19072 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
PSSA Test | |||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 82.9% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 72.7% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $203,398,000 | $27,703 | $198,293,000 | $27,495 | $191,560,000 | $27,331 | |||
Federal: | $1,344,000 | $183 | 0.7% | $2,374,000 | $329 | 1.2% | $2,562,000 | $366 | 1.3% |
State: | $21,062,000 | $2,869 | 10.4% | $19,043,000 | $2,640 | 9.6% | $18,988,000 | $2,709 | 9.9% |
Local: | $180,992,000 | $24,652 | 89.0% | $176,876,000 | $24,525 | 89.2% | $170,010,000 | $24,256 | 88.8% |
Total Expenditures: | $189,159,000 | $25,764 | $208,911,000 | $28,967 | $225,193,000 | $32,129 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $161,452,000 | $21,990 | $163,763,000 | $22,707 | $151,509,000 | $21,616 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $101,113,000 | $13,772 | 62.6% | $96,443,000 | $13,373 | 58.9% | $93,427,000 | $13,330 | 61.7% |
Student and Staff Support: | $15,877,000 | $2,162 | 9.8% | $14,795,000 | $2,051 | 9.0% | $13,824,000 | $1,972 | 9.1% |
Administration: | $16,110,000 | $2,194 | 10.0% | $24,065,000 | $3,337 | 14.7% | $17,694,000 | $2,524 | 11.7% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $28,352,000 | $3,862 | 17.6% | $28,460,000 | $3,946 | 17.4% | $26,564,000 | $3,790 | 17.5% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $13,923,000 | $1,896 | $27,661,000 | $3,835 | $56,525,000 | $8,065 | |||
Construction: | $12,978,000 | $1,768 | $27,269,000 | $3,781 | $56,170,000 | $8,014 | |||
Total Other: | $177,000 | $24 | $110,000 | $15 | $79,000 | $11 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $9,740,000 | $1,327 | $13,852,000 | $1,921 | $14,297,000 | $2,040 | |||
Total Salary: | $102,516,000 | $13,963 | $99,632,000 | $13,815 | $97,081,000 | $13,851 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $68,730,000 | $9,361 | 67.0% | $66,629,000 | $9,239 | 66.9% | $64,794,000 | $9,244 | 66.7% |
Other Salary: | $33,786,000 | $4,602 | 33.0% | $33,003,000 | $4,576 | 33.1% | $32,287,000 | $4,607 | 33.3% |
Total Benefit: | $40,447,000 | $5,509 | $36,256,000 | $5,027 | $32,049,000 | $4,573 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $26,569,000 | $3,619 | 65.7% | $23,988,000 | $3,326 | 66.2% | $21,088,000 | $3,009 | 65.8% |
Other Benefit: | $13,878,000 | $1,890 | 34.3% | $12,268,000 | $1,701 | 33.8% | $10,961,000 | $1,564 | 34.2% |
* Lower Merion 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.