Wissahickon School District
Wissahickon School District is a public school district based in Ambler, Pennsylvania, serving 5,210 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 868 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Mwenyewe Salahuddin-Dawan. It spends about $21,587 per student on day-to-day operations, 37% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Wissahickon compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wissahickon | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $21,587 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $14,327 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $114.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $113.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 373 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 713 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 326 | 328 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Mwenyewe Salahuddin-Dawan
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial School DistrictWarminster | 5,319 | 6 | $18,749 | 12.7 | #58 |
| Coatesville Area School DistrictThorndale | 5,253 | 9 | $17,188 | 13.4 | #59 |
| Wissahickon School DistrictAmbler · this district | 5,210 | 6 | $21,587 | 14.0 | #60 |
| Carlisle Area School DistrictCarlisle | 5,180 | 10 | $14,762 | 14.4 | #61 |
| Northampton Area School DistrictNorthampton | 5,124 | 6 | $15,977 | 14.0 | #62 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Community SchoolsElkhart, IN | 5,212 | $9,196 | 17.1 |
| Jefferson Davis ParishJennings, LA | 5,210 | $12,095 | 14.6 |
| BraintreeBraintree, MA | 5,209 | $18,163 | 12.9 |
| Sedalia 200Sedalia, MO | 5,209 | $9,749 | 13.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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