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Upper Perkiomen School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Upper Hanover Township, Pennsburg, Marlborough Township, East Greenville, Hereford Township, Red Hill and Green Lane.

Upper Hanover Township’s School Grade B better than 58% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
3,072
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,234
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$57.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Upper Perkiomen School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $57.5M, about $18,721 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BUpper Hanover Township 8,741BPennsburg 4,036BMarlborough Township 3,563BEast Greenville 3,154BHereford Township 3,127BRed Hill 2,508Green Lane 471

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Upper Hanover Township. Grade by grade →

K–32 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Upper Perkiomen MSThis district
9–12Upper Perkiomen HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.1% · 1,545 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 55.1% · 1,630 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 87.5% · 250 in the class

94% 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
$19,234 per student · 12% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%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
3,225’20
3,221’21
3,186’22
3,170’23
3,072’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hereford El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Hereford
C
504 students14:1
Marlborough El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Green Lane
B−
409 students16:1
Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade Center
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · East Greenville
B−
466 students14:1
Upper Perkiomen MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pennsburg
B−
672 students11:1
Upper Perkiomen HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Pennsburg
B−
1,021 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Boyertown Area School DistrictDouglass Township, New Hanover Township, Upper Frederick Township
$17,398per student
Brandywine Heights Area School DistrictDistrict Township, Longswamp Township
$23,657per student
East Penn School DistrictLower Macungie Township, Upper Milford Township
$18,443per student
Quakertown Community School DistrictMilford Township
$20,670per 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.