Upper Perkiomen School District

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Upper Perkiomen School District
Address
2229 East Buck Road
, Pennsylvania , 18073
United States
District information
Type Public
Schools5
Budget$91.4 million
NCES District ID 4224540 [1]
Students and staff
Students3,198 (2022–23)
Teachers220.0 (FTE)
Student–teacher ratio14.54
District mascotIndian
ColorsBlue & Gold
Other information
Website https://www.upsd.org/

Upper Perkiomen School District is located in the northern corner of Montgomery County and the eastern corner of Berks County in the US state of Pennsylvania.

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The district comprises the townships of Upper Hanover and Marlborough and the boroughs of East Greenville, Green Lane, Pennsburg, and Red Hill in Montgomery County and Hereford Township in Berks County. [2]

The district maintains five schools in total; Upper Perkiomen High School, for grades 9 through 12; Upper Perkiomen Middle School, for grades 6 through 8; Upper Perkiomen 4th & 5th Grade Center, for grades 4 and 5; and two elementary schools, Marlborough and Hereford, for students in kindergarten through grade 3.

As of the 2022-23 school year, the district had 3,198 students and 220 teachers on an FTE basis for a teacher-student ratio of 14.54, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. [3]

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References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Upper Perkiomen School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. "Upper Perkiomen School District". Upper Perkiomen School District. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  3. Upper Perkiomen School District at NCES, retrieved March 5, 2024

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