Lower Merion School District, Pennsylvania

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Lower Merion School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 8,523 (2022-2023)
Schools: 11 (2022-2023)
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Lower Merion School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Montgomery County). During the 2023 school year, 8,523 students attended one of the district's 11 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Lower Merion School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kimberly Garrison
Jason Herman
Shayna Kalish
Todd Ridky
Abby Rubin
Kerry Sautner
Melanie Schafmeister
Anna Shurak
Sarah Thomas

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,615,000 $536 2%
Local: $243,367,000 $28,289 84%
State: $41,369,000 $4,809 14%
Total: $289,351,000 $33,634
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $299,907,000 $34,860
Total Current Expenditures: $241,712,000 $28,096
Instructional Expenditures: $159,876,000 $18,583 53%
Student and Staff Support: $20,303,000 $2,359 7%
Administration: $25,737,000 $2,991 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $35,796,000 $4,160 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $38,386,000 $4,461
Construction: $35,248,000 $4,097
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,195,000 $255
Interest on Debt: $8,280,000 $962


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 74 85 30-34 60-64 PS 76 77
2018-2019 79 89 44 60-64 PS 81 82
2017-2018 76 88 41 55-59 PS 75-79 79
2016-2017 77 88 35-39 50-54 PS 80-84 80
2015-2016 77 86 40 60-64 PS 80-84 81
2014-2015 75 88 39 60-64 PS 85-89 78
2013-2014 93 97 69 80-84 PS 90-94 95
2012-2013 92 95 69 80-84 PS >=95 94
2011-2012 92 94 70 80-84 >=50 80-89 94
2010-2011 91 94 70 80-84 PS 60-79 94

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 84 87 55-59 70-74 PS 85-89 87
2018-2019 88 92 62 75-79 PS 87 91
2017-2018 87 91 62 70-74 PS 85-89 90
2016-2017 88 91 55-59 70-74 PS 90-94 91
2015-2016 88 91 64 70-74 PS 90-94 91
2014-2015 88 90 65 75-79 PS 85-89 91
2013-2014 91 95 72 80-84 PS 90-94 93
2012-2013 91 91 70 80-84 PS >=95 93
2011-2012 90 90 71 80-84 >=50 >=90 93
2010-2011 91 91 71 75-79 PS 60-79 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 >=95 85-89 >=80 >=50 98
2018-2019 97 >=95 90-94 >=90 >=80 98
2017-2018 97 >=95 >=90 >=80 >=50 98
2016-2017 >=99 >=90 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=99
2015-2016 96 90-94 90-94 80-89 >=50 98
2014-2015 97 >=90 >=95 >=50 >=50 97
2013-2014 96 >=90 90-94 >=50 PS >=50 97
2012-2013 96 >=90 >=95 >=80 PS PS 96
2011-2012 96 >=90 >=90 >=80 PS 97
2010-2011 98 >=90 >=90 >=50 98


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 8,523 0.7
2021-2022 8,467 -1.6
2020-2021 8,603 -2.3
2019-2020 8,797 1.7
2018-2019 8,648 0.9
2017-2018 8,571 2.1
2016-2017 8,387 0.4
2015-2016 8,355 3.4
2014-2015 8,071 2.2
2013-2014 7,895 1.2
2012-2013 7,800 5.9
2011-2012 7,342 1.8
2010-2011 7,212 2.8
2009-2010 7,009 3.2
2008-2009 6,788 -1.9
2007-2008 6,914 -1.0
2006-2007 6,981 1.3
2005-2006 6,893 1.5
2004-2005 6,789 1.9
2003-2004 6,662 1.2
2002-2003 6,581 1.7
2001-2002 6,467 0.1
2000-2001 6,461 1.0
1999-2000 6,396 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Lower Merion School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 11.3 4.5
Black 8.7 14.5
Hispanic 6.5 14.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 8.4 5.1
White 65.0 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Lower Merion School District had 762.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.17.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 10.50
Elementary: 363.97
Secondary: 331.37
Total: 762.75

Lower Merion School District employed 12.00 district administrators and 24.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.00
District Administrative Support: 43.00
School Administrators: 24.00
School Administrative Support: 51.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 208.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 30.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.50
Library/Media Support: 11.00
Student Support Services: 52.55
Other Support Services: 393.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lower Merion School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bala-Cynwyd Ms8095-8
Belmont Hills El Sch344KG-4
Black Rock Ms1,0325-8
Cynwyd Sch431KG-4
Gladwyne Sch540KG-4
Harriton Shs1,2619-12
Lower Merion Hs1,7129-12
Merion El Sch446KG-4
Penn Valley Sch514KG-4
Penn Wynne Sch615KG-4
Welsh Valley Ms8145-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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