Upper Merion Area SD
A public school district in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,427
- Students enrolled
- 352
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 699.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,363
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,427 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,190th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 87th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,363 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% 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
Upper Merion Area SD spent $23,363 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,496 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 | $23,363 | $103.1 million | 4,414 |
| FY2022 | $22,441 | $97.8 million | 4,358 |
| FY2021 | $22,258 | $94.0 million | 4,223 |
| FY2020 | $20,942 | $89.3 million | 4,264 |
| FY2019 | $21,250 | $88.8 million | 4,177 |
| FY2018 | $20,042 | $81.3 million | 4,057 |
| FY2017 | $20,388 | $80.9 million | 3,969 |
| FY2016 | $18,639 | $74.4 million | 3,991 |
| FY2015 | $17,624 | $70.8 million | 4,016 |
| FY2014 | $17,126 | $68.6 million | 4,005 |
| FY2013 | $16,343 | $65.4 million | 4,000 |
| FY2012 | $15,353 | $60.8 million | 3,963 |
| FY2011 | $15,827 | $60.0 million | 3,791 |
| FY2010 | $15,928 | $60.3 million | 3,788 |
| FY2009 | $16,322 | $59.7 million | 3,659 |
| FY2008 | $16,320 | $59.8 million | 3,663 |
| FY2007 | $14,990 | $54.1 million | 3,610 |
| FY2006 | $14,958 | $52.7 million | 3,522 |
| FY2005 | $14,496 | $50.1 million | 3,459 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.6 million | 2.8% |
| State | $18.5 million | 14.5% |
| Local | $106.2 million | 82.8% |
| Total | $128.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport El School | 254 |
| Caley El School | 372 |
| Candlebrook El School | 313 |
| Gulph EL School | 440 |
| Roberts El School | 292 |
| Upper Merion Area High School | 1,326 |
| Upper Merion Area MS | 1,348 |
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
- 4224480
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