Springfield School District (Delaware County)

Springfield School District
Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania school districts
Address
200 South Rolling Road
, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 19064-2396
United States
Coordinates39°55′40″N 75°20′16″W / 39.927674°N 75.337801°W / 39.927674; -75.337801
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
NCES District ID4222600 [1]
Students and staff
Students4,359 (2021–2022)[1]
Teachers274 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Staff185 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.9:1
Other information
Websitewww.ssdcougars.org

Springfield School District (SSD) is a midsized, suburban, (K–12) public school district located in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It also serves the neighboring Morton Borough. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Springfield School District encompasses 7 square miles (18 km2).

According to 2017–21 ACS-ED data, the district serves a resident population of 27,608.[2] The median household income is $115,487, versus a state median income of $67,587, and national median income of $69,021.[2] The educational attainment levels for the Springfield School District population are 58.8% Bachelor's degree or higher.[2] In the 2010 census, the percent of families in poverty was 3.0; the percent of all people in poverty was 3.9; the percent of people under 18 years in poverty was 6.0.

Springfield School District operates two elementary schools (2–5): Scenic Hills Elementary School and Harvey C. Sabold Elementary School. Junior high students (6–8) attend E.T. Richardson Middle School, and high school students (9–12) attend Springfield High School. Students in K–1 attend the Springfield Literacy Center that opened for the 2010 school year. The district's administration office is connected to the high school building.

Springfield High School students may choose to attend Delaware County Technical High School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Delaware County Intermediate Unit IU25 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Springfield SD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ a b c "ACS School District Profile 2017-21". National Center for Education Statistics.