Lower Merion SD
A public school district in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,533
- Students enrolled
- 768.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,620.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $31,409
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,533 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,076th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 25th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $31,409 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 94% 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
Lower Merion SD spent $31,409 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $17,963 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 | $31,409 | $267.7 million | 8,523 |
| FY2022 | $30,110 | $254.9 million | 8,467 |
| FY2021 | $28,096 | $241.7 million | 8,603 |
| FY2020 | $26,774 | $235.5 million | 8,797 |
| FY2019 | $25,591 | $221.3 million | 8,648 |
| FY2018 | $25,690 | $220.2 million | 8,571 |
| FY2017 | $25,876 | $217.0 million | 8,387 |
| FY2016 | $24,386 | $203.7 million | 8,355 |
| FY2015 | $23,676 | $191.1 million | 8,071 |
| FY2014 | $22,281 | $175.9 million | 7,895 |
| FY2013 | $21,650 | $168.9 million | 7,800 |
| FY2012 | $21,990 | $161.5 million | 7,342 |
| FY2011 | $22,707 | $163.8 million | 7,212 |
| FY2010 | $21,616 | $151.5 million | 7,009 |
| FY2009 | $21,110 | $143.3 million | 6,788 |
| FY2008 | $20,123 | $139.1 million | 6,914 |
| FY2007 | $18,791 | $131.2 million | 6,981 |
| FY2006 | $18,525 | $127.7 million | 6,893 |
| FY2005 | $17,963 | $122.0 million | 6,789 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.5 million | 1.4% |
| State | $46.5 million | 14.9% |
| Local | $261.6 million | 83.7% |
| Total | $312.6 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bala-Cynwyd MS | 794 |
| Belmont Hills El School | 358 |
| Black Rock MS | 1,077 |
| Cynwyd School | 446 |
| Gladwyne School | 556 |
| Harriton SHS | 1,239 |
| Lower Merion High School | 1,674 |
| Merion El School | 438 |
| Penn Valley School | 542 |
| Penn Wynne School | 621 |
| Welsh Valley MS | 788 |
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
- 4214160
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