School Building Project Comparison



 School District   Project Status   Square Feet   Number of 
 Students 
 Sq ft per  
  Student 
 2025 Cost 
  (adjusted for inflation) 
 2025 cost 
  per Sq Ft 
 Notes 
Abington
New MS
Proposed 2026 337,647 2,200 153 $285,000,000 $844
Radner
New ES -Ithan
Started 2025 (est)
 Completed 2027 (est) 
114,000 750 152 $75,000,000 $658
Pennsbury
New HS
Started 2026 (est)
Completed 2029 (est)
495,000 2,836 175 $266,000,000 $537
Lower Merion
New MS - Black Rock
Started 2020
Completed 2022
208,000 1,250 166 $108,000,000 (adj) $519  2020 cost=$89M 
Hatboro-Horsham
  New MS - Keith Valley 
Started 2023
Completed 2025 (est)
275,000 1,000 275 $133,000,000 (adj) $484  2023 cost=$125M 
Upper Merion
New HS
Started 2020
Completed 2022
345,000 1,500 230 $166,000,000 (adj) $481  2020 cost=$138M 
Upper Dublin
New MS - Sandy Run
Started 2019
Completed 2022
212,843 1,200 177 $94,000,000 (adj) $422  2019 cost=$76M 
Lower Moreland
New HS
Started 2021
Completed 2024
187,000 1,000 187 $80,000,000 (adj) $428  2021 cost=$70M 
Colonial
New MS
Started 2019
Completed 2021
232,000 1,500 155 $99,000,000 (adj) $427  2019 cost=$80M 
Springfield
New K-2- Enfield
Started 2019?
Completed 2021
105,000 750 140 $41,000,000 (adj) $390  2019 cost=$34M 
Abington
HS Renovation and
Addition
Started 2018
Completed 2022
441,108 2,700 163 $137,000,000 (adj) $311  2018 cost=$108M 
 Reno =313,830 sq ft (93% min) 
 New-127,278 sq ft 

Sources include school district websites and local media, such as Mainline Media, Patch. Times Herald, Montco Today and Levittown Now.


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