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Brandywine Heights Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Longswamp Township, Rockland Township, Topton and District Township.

Longswamp Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,245
Schools
3
Spent per student
$23,657
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$17.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brandywine Heights Area School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the PA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.5M, about $14,052 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BLongswamp Township 5,716BRockland Township 3,704BTopton 2,062BDistrict Township 1,407

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Longswamp Township. Grade by grade →

PK–3Brandywine Heights El SchThis district
4–8Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MSThis district
9–12Brandywine Heights HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 36.1% · 627 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 55.1% · 669 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 120 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,657 per student · 9% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 31%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,364’20
1,285’21
1,277’22
1,258’23
1,245’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Brandywine Heights El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Topton
372 students12:1
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Topton
B+
460 students11:1
Brandywine Heights HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Mertztown
C
413 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Oley Valley School DistrictOley Township, Pike Township
$21,332per student
Kutztown Area School DistrictMaxatawny Township
$23,649per student
Upper Perkiomen School DistrictHereford Township
$19,234per student
Fleetwood Area School DistrictRichmond Township
$20,066per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.