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Colonial School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Whitemarsh Township, Plymouth Township and Conshohocken.

Whitemarsh Township’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
5,657
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,317
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$160.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Colonial School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $160.8M, about $28,418 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Whitemarsh Township 20,198A+Plymouth Township 18,555A+Conshohocken 9,266

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Whitemarsh Township. Grade by grade →

K–3Whitemarsh El SchThis district
6–8Colonial MSThis district
9–12Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency63%
State average 36.1% · 2,670 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 55.1% · 2,666 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 87.5% · 371 in the class

95% 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
$23,317 per student · 7% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 33%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 17%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,180’20
5,264’21
5,387’22
5,589’23
5,657’24

Up 9.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Black 10%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 7%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Plymouth El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Plymouth Meeting
A
612 students14:1
Ridge Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Conshohocken
B+
525 students9:1
Whitemarsh El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Lafayette Hill
A
511 students15:1
Conshohocken El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Conshohocken
B+
247 students14:1
Colonial El Sch
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Plymouth Meeting
A−
857 students15:1
Colonial MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plymouth Meeting
B+
1,268 students14:1
Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Plymouth Meeting
A+
1,637 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lower Merion School DistrictLower Merion Township
$32,865per student
Norristown Area School DistrictEast Norriton Township, Norristown
$20,821per student
Upper Merion Area School DistrictUpper Merion Township, West Conshohocken
$24,249per student
Philadelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia
$19,525per 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.