Abington School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Montgomery

District Profile

970 Highland Ave

Abington, PA 19001-4532

Phone 215-884-4700

Fax 215-881-2545

Includes the municipalities of Abington Township, Rockledge Borough.

Square Miles

15.90

Students Enrolled

8,159

Total Number of Schools:

9
  • Abington JHS (7-9)
  • Abington SHS (10-12)
  • Copper Beech Sch (K-6)
  • Highland Sch (K-6)
  • McKinley Sch (K-6)
  • Overlook Sch (K-6)
  • Roslyn Sch (K-6)
  • Rydal East Sch (K-6)
  • Willow Hill Sch (K-6)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

8,159

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
4.80%
Black
18.50%
Latino
7.30%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
5.60%
White
63.40%

Gender

Male
52.10%
Female
47.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.96%
English Learner
2.00%

Financials

Median Household Income

$83,707.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $117,839,974.19 76.94%
State Revenues $33,449,739.74 21.84%
Federal $1,672,197.30 1.09%
Other $187,114.49 0.12%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$105,377,110.63
Property Values Within District
$270,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

92.31%

Rigorous Courses

26
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

85.23%
College/University
0.36%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 81.17% 68.34% N/A
Grade 4 73.60% 61.98% 89.24%
Grade 5 77.65% 64.87% N/A
Grade 6 82.23% 60.91% N/A
Grade 7 76.09% 56.54% N/A
Grade 8 75.44% 35.45% 69.52%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 80.86% 78.59% 89.06%

Staff

512

Teachers

41

Administrators

338

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Jeffrey Fecher

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Shameeka Browne
Board President
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Jennifer O'Rourke
Board Vice President
1 2019-2023
Brian Allen
3 2017-2021
Daniel Kaye
9 2019-2023
Dr. Tamar Klaiman
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Raymond McGarry
23 2017-2021
Dr. Melissa Mowry
1 2019-2023
Jocelyn Pickford
1 2019-2021
Adam Share
11 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.