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Blue Bell Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Wissahickon Sd School District details

Wissahickon Sd School District
601 Knight Rd
Ambler, PA 19002

5,003 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Wissahickon Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.1% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
47%
83%
56%
68%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blue Bell Elementary School
801 Symphony Ln
Blue Bell, PA, 19422
KG-05
Lower Gwynedd Elementary School
571 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA, 19002
KG-05
Shady Grove Elementary School
351 W Skippack Pike
Ambler, PA, 19002
KG-05
Stony Creek Elementary School
1721 Yost Rd
Blue Bell, PA, 19422
KG-05
Wissahickon Middle School
500 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA, 19002
06-08
Wissahickon High School
521 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA, 19002
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.4% 65.3%
Black 10.3% 15.4%
Hispanic 6.7% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.5% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.9% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 19.0% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,879 $67,285,392 62.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,064 $5,158,272 4.8%
Staff $533 $2,583,984 2.4%
General Administration $481 $2,331,888 2.2%
School Administration $737 $3,572,976 3.3%
Operation $2,500 $12,120,000 11.3%
Transportation $656 $3,180,288 3.0%
Other $409 $1,982,832 1.8%
Total Support $6,380 $30,930,240 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,853 $8,983,344 8.4%
Total Expenditures $22,112 $107,198,976 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%