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Methacton School District, Pennsylvania

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Methacton School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 4,609 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Methacton School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Montgomery County). During the 2024 school year, 4,609 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Methacton 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
Pooja Chanda2027
Semira Perdue2027
Kathleen Thiel2027
Paul Winters2027
Kate Graf20222027
Liz Alston2025
Jen Cancro2025
Cathy Cleary2025
Glenn Mersky2025

Elections

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District map

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,631,000 $353 1%
Local: $101,163,000 $21,906 79%
State: $24,822,000 $5,375 20%
Total: $127,616,000 $27,634
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $135,395,000 $29,318
Total Current Expenditures: $98,670,000 $21,366
Instructional Expenditures: $60,128,000 $13,020 44%
Student and Staff Support: $11,552,000 $2,501 9%
Administration: $10,387,000 $2,249 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,603,000 $3,595 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $26,728,000 $5,787
Construction: $23,981,000 $5,192
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,037,000 $224
Interest on Debt: $2,719,000 $588


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 51 73 25-29 25-29 PS 40-44 49
2018-2019 64 86 30-34 40-44 PS 55-59 63
2017-2018 63 82 30-34 45-49 PS 45-49 63
2016-2017 65 84 30-34 40-44 >=50 55-59 64
2015-2016 66 83 40-44 35-39 <50 55-59 66
2014-2015 62 84 25-29 35-39 PS 55-59 61
2013-2014 87 96 60-64 70-74 PS 85-89 87
2012-2013 87 95 60-64 70-74 PS 80-84 88
2011-2012 86 96 60-64 65-69 PS 75-79 86
2010-2011 88 96 65-69 80-84 PS 80-84 88

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 72 87 45-49 50-54 PS 65-69 73
2018-2019 76 88 50-54 55-59 PS 70-74 77
2017-2018 80 91 50-54 65-69 PS 70-74 80
2016-2017 80 90 50-54 60-64 >=50 75-79 80
2015-2016 81 90 60-64 65-69 >=50 70-74 82
2014-2015 83 92 60-64 60-64 PS 75-79 83
2013-2014 88 94 70-74 65-69 PS 90-94 88
2012-2013 86 93 65-69 70-74 PS 85-89 87
2011-2012 85 93 65-69 65-69 PS 80-84 85
2010-2011 87 93 70-74 80-84 PS 80-84 87

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 93 >=90 60-79 >=50 >=80 90-94
2018-2019 94 >=90 >=50 >=80 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 93 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=50 95
2016-2017 96 >=90 >=50 PS >=50 96
2015-2016 96 >=90 60-79 >=50 >=50 97
2014-2015 >=99 >=95 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=99
2013-2014 98 >=90 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 >=99
2012-2013 97 >=90 >=80 >=50 PS >=80 97
2011-2012 >=99 >=90 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 >=99
2010-2011 97 >=90 >=80 >=50 PS >=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 (%)
2023-2024 4,609 0.5
2022-2023 4,584 -0.7
2021-2022 4,618 -0.7
2020-2021 4,652 -1.9
2019-2020 4,742 -0.5
2018-2019 4,764 -0.3
2017-2018 4,777 -1.3
2016-2017 4,840 -0.5
2015-2016 4,862 -2.3
2014-2015 4,974 -1.4
2013-2014 5,042 -0.9
2012-2013 5,085 -1.5
2011-2012 5,161 -2.5
2010-2011 5,289 -0.8
2009-2010 5,332 0.4
2008-2009 5,310 -3.0
2007-2008 5,469 -0.4
2006-2007 5,490 1.4
2005-2006 5,413 1.4
2004-2005 5,338 2.0
2003-2004 5,231 2.0
2002-2003 5,128 2.1
2001-2002 5,022 4.2
2000-2001 4,812 2.8
1999-2000 4,678 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Methacton School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 15.1 4.7
Black 5.1 14.4
Hispanic 8.8 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 6.1 5.3
White 64.6 60.4

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 2023-2024 school year, Methacton School District had 359.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.83.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 15.00
Elementary: 170.50
Secondary: 157.80
Total: 359.30

Methacton School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 21.00
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 31.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 74.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 22.20
Other Support Services: 63.00


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 Methacton School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Arcola Intrmd Sch6547-8
Arrowhead El Sch454KG-4
Eagleville El Sch397KG-4
Methacton Hs1,5099-12
Skyview Upper El Sch7135-6
Woodland El Sch439KG-4
Worcester El Sch430KG-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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