Bryn Athyn School District
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The Bryn Athyn School District is a public school district in Montgomery County
. While it is designed to serve residents of the small Philadelphia suburb of Bryn Athyn, it has never contained a school. 90% of students in the affluent and highly religious community attend private schools operate by the General Church of the New Jerusalem
, which has its global headquarters in the borough. The remaining students attend Lower Moreland Township School District. The Bryn Athyn School district is one of just four in the state to not operate a high school; Midland School District in Beaver County and St. Clair School District in Schuylkill County have avoided consolidation by continuing primary education only, while Duquesne School District, which features the lowest test scores in the state, in Allegheny County had its high school closed by state mandate.
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
. While it is designed to serve residents of the small Philadelphia suburb of Bryn Athyn, it has never contained a school. 90% of students in the affluent and highly religious community attend private schools operate by the General Church of the New Jerusalem
General Church of the New Jerusalem
The General Church of the New Jerusalem is an international church based in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg...
, which has its global headquarters in the borough. The remaining students attend Lower Moreland Township School District. The Bryn Athyn School district is one of just four in the state to not operate a high school; Midland School District in Beaver County and St. Clair School District in Schuylkill County have avoided consolidation by continuing primary education only, while Duquesne School District, which features the lowest test scores in the state, in Allegheny County had its high school closed by state mandate.