Upper Darby School District

Upper Darby School District
Address
4611 Bond Avenue Drexel Hill , Pennsylvania, 19026-4592 United States
District information
Type	Public school district
Motto	Opportunity, Unity, Excellence
Students and staff
District mascot	Royals
Colors	Purple/Gold
Other information
Website	www.upperdarbysd.org

Upper Darby School District (UDSD) is a large public school district of approximately 12,000 students in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It consists of an 8.3-square-mile (21 km²) area including Upper Darby Township, Clifton Heights borough, and Millbourne borough. According to 2009 local census data, it serves a resident population of 90,000. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $20,699, while the median family income was $51,965.^[1] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501^[2] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.^[3]

Upper Darby schools serve an increasingly diverse population: 41% of students are White, 42% are African American, 13% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% are Hispanic and 1% are other. In 2010, there are 877 Limited English Proficient (LEP) students speaking over 70 languages, including Punjabi, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Albanian, Greek, and Urdu. Over 350 students also meet the state criteria for immigrant status. In addition, the district annually educates more than 380 students who have refugee status and/or limited formal schooling. In the past seven years, the percentage of students who meet the low-income status set by the Federal Free/Reduced Lunch Program has risen from 23% to almost 50%.^[4]