📍 2 Walt Rd, Pennsburg, Montgomery County, 18073
Upper Perkiomen HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pennsburg, Montgomery County. The school has 1,059 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Upper Perkiomen HS enrolls 1,059 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 871 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3% |
| Asian | 29 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 1,059 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Upper Perkiomen HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-10, state senate district 24, state house district 131.
Upper Perkiomen HS is one of 5 schools in Upper Perkiomen SD, based in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,082 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,059 students, Upper Perkiomen HS is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe