Interboro School District is a midsized, suburban public
school district
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located in southeastern
Pennsylvania
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, just outside
Philadelphia
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in
Delaware County. Interboro School District encompasses approximately 11
square mile
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s. The district is made up of four communities: the boroughs of
Glenolden
Glenolden is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,153 at the 2010 census, down from 7,476 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Glenolden is located in eastern Delaware County at (39.898812, −75.292456). I ...
,
Norwood, and
Prospect Park, and
Tinicum Township. At one time the area was divided into separate school districts: Glen-Nor, Prospect Park, and Lester. In 1955 Glen-Nor and Prospect Park joined with Lester being included later. The first graduating class of Interboro High School was in 1956 with 125 members. According to 2000 federal census data, Interboro School District serves a resident population of 24,408. In 2009, the district residents’
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $19,983, while the
median family income was $51,323. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
Schools
There are 6 schools in this district:
*
Interboro High School (grades 9–12)
*Glenolden School (grades 1–8)
*Norwood School (grades 1–8)
*Prospect Park School (grades 1–8)
*Tinicum School (grades 1–8)
*Interboro Kindergarten Academy (grades K – transitional 1st grade)
References
External links
Interboro School District
{{Delaware County, Pennsylvania School Districts
School districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania