Colonial SD
A public school district in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,713
- Students enrolled
- 412.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 766.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,679
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,713 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,671st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 54th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,679 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Colonial SD spent $22,679 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,356 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $22,679 | $122.8 million | 5,414 |
| FY2022 | $22,960 | $120.9 million | 5,264 |
| FY2021 | $21,533 | $111.6 million | 5,183 |
| FY2020 | $20,722 | $108.3 million | 5,225 |
| FY2019 | $21,036 | $107.7 million | 5,121 |
| FY2018 | $21,505 | $106.8 million | 4,966 |
| FY2017 | $20,932 | $101.6 million | 4,854 |
| FY2016 | $19,948 | $94.9 million | 4,758 |
| FY2015 | $19,273 | $90.7 million | 4,708 |
| FY2014 | $18,392 | $86.0 million | 4,674 |
| FY2013 | $18,294 | $85.8 million | 4,690 |
| FY2012 | $17,670 | $83.0 million | 4,698 |
| FY2011 | $17,398 | $81.1 million | 4,662 |
| FY2010 | $17,333 | $81.0 million | 4,671 |
| FY2009 | $16,218 | $76.6 million | 4,724 |
| FY2008 | $15,283 | $72.0 million | 4,713 |
| FY2007 | $15,330 | $70.5 million | 4,598 |
| FY2006 | $14,054 | $64.3 million | 4,573 |
| FY2005 | $13,356 | $62.1 million | 4,652 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 1.7% |
| State | $26.0 million | 16.8% |
| Local | $126.5 million | 81.5% |
| Total | $155.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Colonial El School | 857 |
| Colonial MS | 1,268 |
| Conshohocken El School | 247 |
| Plymouth El School | 612 |
| Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS | 1,637 |
| Ridge Park El School | 525 |
| Whitemarsh El School | 511 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4219470
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved