Total enrollment
4,345
+153 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Upper Merion Area SD
Pennsylvania · 4,345 students · 3 cities
Inside Upper Merion Area SD (Pennsylvania), 7 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 4,345 students (around 621 per school).
4-year change in Upper Merion Area SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Upper Merion Area SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #183 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,345 | #87 of 479 | #2,235 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #89 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #153 of 478 | #2,386 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.4% | #205 of 398 | #4,395 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #5 of 378 | #162 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Upper Merion Area SD
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Caley Elementary School at 69.4% proficient to Gulph Elementary School at 48.3%, a gap of 21.1 points. That is the 111th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 4,015 to 3,905 students (down 3%) and from 299 to 309 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Merion Area MS | King Of Prussia | Middle | 05-08 | 1,348 |
| Upper Merion Area HS | King Of Prussia | High | 09-12 | 1,326 |
| Gulph EL Sch | King Of Prussia | Elementary | KG-04 | 440 |
| Caley El Sch | King Of Prussia | Elementary | KG-04 | 372 |
| Candlebrook El Sch | King Of Prussia | Elementary | KG-04 | 313 |
| Roberts El Sch | Wayne | Elementary | KG-04 | 292 |
| Bridgeport El Sch | Bridgeport | Elementary | KG-04 | 254 |
About Upper Merion Area SD
Upper Merion Area SD is a rural-scale Pennsylvania school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 4,345.
Looking at the level breakdown, Upper Merion Area SD consists of 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 4%: 4,192 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,345 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Upper Merion Area SD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.