Upper Darby SD

Located at 8201 Lansdowne Ave in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania (19082), the Upper Darby School District is an open, traditional public school district set within a large suburban environment in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area. Operating across 13 operational schools, the district serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade as an independent local education agency that is not part of a charter system or supervisory union. Families, community members, and educational researchers can learn more about the district by visiting its official website at http://www.upperdarbysd.org or contacting administrative offices directly at (610) 789-7200.

According to National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) metrics for the 2024–2025 school year, the district educates a total student population of 12,356 pupils, comprising 6,420 male students and 5,936 female students. Grade-level distributions begin at 783 kindergarteners and reach peak sizes in the high school grades, including 1,074 9th graders, 1,085 10th graders, 1,059 11th graders, and 1,051 12th graders. The student body is racially diverse, composed of 5,716 Black, 2,272 Hispanic, 1,819 Asian, 1,772 White, and 753 multiracial students, alongside 20 American Indian and 4 Pacific Islander students. To manage and instruct this population, the district maintains a total full-time equivalent (FTE) staff of 3,197, which includes 1,800 FTE teachers, 1,350 FTE support staff members, and 47 FTE instructional aides.