Souderton Area School District is a large, suburban public school district which covers an area of almost 50 square miles (130 km2) in the Montgomery County suburbs of Philadelphia. The district serves the municipalities of Souderton, Telford, Franconia, Lower Salford, Upper Salford, and Salford. By 2021, the population of the district was 47,277. The Souderton Area School District operates 3 secondary schools and 6 elementary schools. A new high school was built on Lower Road and was occupied in September 2009.
The teachers union for the Souderton Area School District went on strike on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. The dispute was over wages and health-care benefits, among other things. The strike ended September 25, 2008 with the Teachers’ Union’s acceptance of a nonbinding arbitration report proposed by the Souderton Area School Board.
Souderton Area Schools
- Souderton Area High School
- Indian Crest Middle School
- Indian Valley Middle School
- Elementary
- E. Merton Crouthamel (EMC)
- Franconia
- Lower Salford (closed in June 2013)
- Oak Ridge
- Salford Hills
- Vernfield
- West Broad Street
