Springfield School District (SSD) is a midsized, suburban, (K–12th) public school district located in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It also serves the neighboring Morton Borough. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Springfield School District encompasses just . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 26,392. By 2010, the district's population increased to 27,515 people. The educational attainment levels for the Springfield School District population (25 years old and over) were 95.1% high school graduates and 38.6% college graduates. In the 2010 census, the median household income was $87,878 compared to $52,267 in Pennsylvania. The percent of families in poverty was 3.0; the percent of all people in poverty was 3.9; the percent of people under 18 years in poverty was 6.0. Springfield School District operates two elementary schools (2–5), Scenic Hills Elementary School and Harvey C. Sabold Elementary School. Junior high students (6–8) attend E.T. Richardson Middle School, and high school students (9–12) attend Springfield High School. Students in (K-1) attend the Springfield Literacy Center that opened for the 2010 school year. The district's administration office as connected to the high school building. Springfield High School students may choose to attend Delaware County Technical High School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Delaware County Intermediate Unit IU25 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. History Families in Springfield Township could choose to send their children to Swarthmore High School, Lansdowne High School, and/or Media High School prior to the 1931 establishment of Springfield High School. Extracurriculars Springfield School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program. Athletics The Springfield Cougars compete in many varsity and Junior varsity sports each participating in the Central League. Varsity Boys Baseball - AAAA Basketball- AAAAA Cross country - AAA Football - AAAAA Golf - AAA Indoor track and field - AAAA Lacrosse - AAAA Soccer - AAA Swimming and diving - AAA Tennis - AAA Track and field - AAA Wrestling - AAA Girls Basketball - AAAA Cross country - AAA Indoor track and field - AAAA Field hockey - AAA Lacrosse - AAAA Soccer - AAA Softball - AAAA Swimming and diving - AAA Tennis - AAA Track and