Abington School District | |
Address: | 970 Highland Avenue |
Town: | Abington |
State: | Pennsylvania |
Zipcode: | 19001 |
Country: | United States |
Type: | Public school district |
Grades: | K-12 |
President: | Shameeka Brown |
Superintendent: | Dr. Jeffery S. Fecher |
Deputy Superintendent: | --> |
Accreditation: | --> |
Enrollment: | 8,543 |
Teachers: | 592 |
Staff: | 622 |
Ratio: | 14.4:1 |
Mascot: | Galloping Ghosts |
Colors: | Maroon and White |
Abington School District is a medium-sized, suburban, public school district that serves the borough of Rockledge and Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The district operates one high school, one middle school, and seven elementary schools.
Abington School District encompasses approximately 16 square miles.
According to 2017-21 ACS-ED data, the district serves a resident population of 60,748.[1] The median household income is $96,510, versus a state median income of $67,587, and national median income of $69,021.
The school district received some notoriety in the 1960s when it became one of the key parties in the school prayer controversy, with Abington School District v. Schempp. The Supreme Court case resulted in a declaration of the unconstitutionality of school-sanctioned Bible reading. This case is considered a landmark and surprised former president Dwight Eisenhower, who had appointed Earl Warren as chief justice.[2]