Bryn Athyn School District

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Bryn Athyn School District
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School board meetings are conducted in the municipal building
Address
2835 Buck Road
, Pennsylvania , 19009
United States
District information
TypePublic
NCES District ID 4204090 [1]
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Website www.brynathynschooldistrict.org

The Bryn Athyn School District is a public school district in Montgomery County. While it is designed to serve residents of the small Philadelphia suburb of Bryn Athyn, it has never contained a school. 90% of students in the affluent and highly religious community attend private schools operated by the General Church of the New Jerusalem, which has its global headquarters in the borough. The remaining students attend Lower Moreland Township School District. The Bryn Athyn School District is one of just four in the state to not operate a high school; Midland Borough School District in Beaver County and Saint Clair Area School District in Schuylkill County have avoided consolidation by continuing primary education only, while Duquesne City School District, which features the lowest test scores in the state, in Allegheny County had its high school closed by state mandate.[ citation needed ]

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The district exists so the residents can have a lower public school tax rate, as the majority prefer using private schools. [2]

The board of education conducts its meetings in the municipal building. [3]

History

By 1963, the State of Pennsylvania attempted to merge Bryn Athyn into the Lower Moreland district and the Upper Moreland School District so one district remained, [4] but did not do so after a lawsuit went in favor of the residents. [5]

Demographics

In 1963 the district had 11 students attending public school. [4] In 1969 the district had 14 students attending public school, all at Lower Moreland. [6] In 1988 the district had 10 students attending public school, and at the time students could choose either Lower Moreland or Upper Moreland. [2] In 1994 it had nine attending public school, all at Lower Moreland. [5]

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References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bryn Athyn SD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. 1 2 "Pa. school district has no union or public school". The Danville News . Danville, Pennsylvania. United Press International. 1988-09-16. p. 6. - See clipping from Newspapers.com.
  3. "Home". Bryn Athyn School District. Retrieved 2022-01-20. School Board meetings are usually held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 in the Bryn Athyn Borough Hall, 2815 Buck Road.
  4. 1 2 Walters, Fred (1963-06-26). "Compulsory Reorganization of Schools Facing Rough Treatment in Harrisburg". Wilkes-Barre Record . Associated Press. p. 2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Bryn Athyn is a school district with no teachers, students, schools". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. 1994-06-15. p. B7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bryn Athyn School District Has School Board, No Schools". Times-Mirror and Observer . Warren, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. 1969-01-30. p. 5. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.