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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

61 public schools in Delaware County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Walnut Street El Sch leads the list at -35.9%, against a median of -8.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Best Enrollment change

-35.9%

Median Enrollment change

-8.5%

FASTEST DECLINING · DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Walnut Street El Sch	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	398	255	-35.9%
2	Southeast Delco Kindergarten Center	Glenolden, PA	Southeast Delco SD	312	222	-28.8%
3	Park Lane El Sch	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	407	304	-25.3%
4	Marcus Hook El Sch	Marcus Hook, PA	Chichester SD	315	237	-24.8%
5	Hillcrest El Sch	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	721	551	-23.6%
6	East Lansdowne El Sch	East Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	350	269	-23.1%
7	Bell Avenue School	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	344	265	-23.0%
8	Charles Kelly El Sch	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	349	270	-22.6%
9	Upper Darby Kdg Ctr	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	604	468	-22.5%
10	Chester HS	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	1,027	806	-21.5%
11	Toby Farms Intermediate School	Chester Twp, PA	Chester-Upland SD	456	359	-21.3%
12	Penn Wood HS	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	1,458	1,148	-21.3%
13	Stonehurst Hills El Sch	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	550	436	-20.7%
14	W B Evans El Sch	Yeadon, PA	William Penn SD	383	304	-20.6%
15	Linwood El Sch	Linwood, PA	Chichester SD	313	249	-20.4%
16	Aston El Sch	Aston, PA	Penn-Delco SD	508	405	-20.3%
17	Boothwyn El Sch	Boothwyn, PA	Chichester SD	331	269	-18.7%
18	Sharon Hill Sch	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	673	552	-18.0%
19	Delcroft Sch	Folcroft, PA	Southeast Delco SD	673	554	-17.7%
20	Main Street Sch	Upland, PA	Chester-Upland SD	408	340	-16.7%
21	Garrettford El Sch	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	618	529	-14.4%
22	Garnet Valley HS	Glen Mills, PA	Garnet Valley SD	1,691	1,485	-12.2%
23	Chichester MS	Boothwyn, PA	Chichester SD	993	873	-12.1%
24	Coebourn El Sch	Brookhaven, PA	Penn-Delco SD	360	319	-11.4%
25	Concord El Sch	Glen Mills, PA	Garnet Valley SD	688	617	-10.3%
26	Stetser El Sch	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	277	251	-9.4%
27	Parkside El Sch	Parkside, PA	Penn-Delco SD	278	252	-9.4%
28	Wayne El Sch	Wayne, PA	Radnor Township SD	576	525	-8.9%
29	Drexel Hill MS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	1,365	1,244	-8.9%
30	Radnor MS	Wayne, PA	Radnor Township SD	885	808	-8.7%
31	Chester Community CS	Chester, PA	Chester Community CS	4,134	3,782	-8.5%
32	Hilltop El Sch	Aston, PA	Chichester SD	316	290	-8.2%
33	Westbrook Park El Sch	Clifton Heights, PA	Upper Darby SD	507	468	-7.7%
34	Nether Providence El Sch	Wallingford, PA	Wallingford-Swarthmore SD	518	479	-7.5%
35	Penn Wood MS	Darby, PA	William Penn SD	721	667	-7.5%
36	Harris Sch	Collingdale, PA	Southeast Delco SD	771	715	-7.3%
37	Highland Park El Sch	Upper Darby, PA	Upper Darby SD	795	737	-7.3%
38	Chester Upland Sch of Arts	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	413	384	-7.0%
39	Garnet Valley El Sch	Glen Mills, PA	Garnet Valley SD	752	700	-6.9%
40	Swarthmore-Rutledge Sch	Swarthmore, PA	Wallingford-Swarthmore SD	601	560	-6.8%
41	Academy Park HS	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	1,275	1,194	-6.4%
42	Coopertown El Sch	Bryn Mawr, PA	Haverford Township SD	502	471	-6.2%
43	Tinicum Sch	Essington, PA	Interboro SD	346	325	-6.1%
44	Springfield Literacy Center	Springfield, PA	Springfield SD	611	574	-6.1%
45	Ardmore Avenue El Sch	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	569	535	-6.0%
46	Radnor El Sch	Radnor, PA	Radnor Township SD	589	554	-5.9%
47	Chatham Park El Sch	Havertown, PA	Haverford Township SD	613	582	-5.1%
48	Grace Park El Sch	Swarthmore, PA	Ridley SD	385	366	-4.9%
49	Northley MS	Aston, PA	Penn-Delco SD	785	748	-4.7%
50	Garnet Valley MS	Glen Mills, PA	Garnet Valley SD	1,127	1,086	-3.6%

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