Main Line School Districts: Which District Serves Which Town

Public school assignment on the Main Line follows township and borough lines, not town names or ZIP codes. Because many Main Line towns are split between townships, two houses with the same mailing address can be in different districts. This guide shows which districts serve which towns and how to verify a specific address. We do not rate or rank schools.

The districts

District	Municipalities served (Main Line portion)	Main Line towns, fully or partly
Lower Merion School District	Lower Merion Township and Narberth Borough	Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Haverford, Merion Station, Narberth, Rosemont, Villanova, Wynnewood
Radnor Township School District	Radnor Township	Bryn Mawr, Radnor, Rosemont, St. Davids, Villanova, Wayne
School District of Haverford Township	Haverford Township	Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Wynnewood
Tredyffrin/Easttown School District	Tredyffrin and Easttown townships	Berwyn, Devon, Paoli, Strafford, Wayne
Great Valley School District	Malvern Borough and surrounding townships	Malvern, Paoli

Wayne also includes a small portion of Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, served by the Upper Merion Area School District.

Why the address is not enough

Wayne spans three townships in three counties. Bryn Mawr spans three townships in two counties. Ardmore, Haverford, Wynnewood, Villanova and Rosemont are each split between two townships. A listing that says "Bryn Mawr" or "Wayne" does not tell you the district.

How to verify a specific address

1. Look up the parcel on the county's property records site to confirm the municipality.
2. Use the district's own address lookup or call its enrollment office to confirm the assigned schools.
3. Ask whether any boundary or school-assignment changes are planned.

Do this before you make an offer if schools matter to your decision.

Where to find school information

The Pennsylvania Department of Education publishes school-level data through the Future Ready PA Index. Each district also publishes its own information, calendars and enrollment rules. We point you to these sources rather than rating schools ourselves.

Independent and parochial schools

The Main Line also has many independent and parochial schools. Admission is by application and is not tied to your address, so if you plan to use one, your choice of town can rest on other factors.

Before you decide

Boundaries and assignments change. Confirm them for the specific address with the district, in writing if it matters to your purchase. See each town's guide in our Main Line communities section.