Abington Heights School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Lackawanna

District Profile

200 E Grove St

Clarks Summit, PA 18411-1776

Phone 570-586-2511

Fax 570-586-1756

Includes the municipalities of Abington (Waverly) Township, Clarks Green Borough, Clarks Summit Borough, Glenburn Township, Newton Township, North Abington Township, Ransom Township, South Abington Township.

Square Miles

70.50

Students Enrolled

3,388

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Abington Heights HS (9-12)
  • Abington Heights MS (5-6,7-8)
  • Clarks Summit El Sch (K,1-4)
  • Newton-Ransom Sch (K,1-4)
  • South Abington Sch (K,1-4)
  • Waverly Sch (K,1-4)
N/A
District Provided

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

3,388

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
5.50%
Black
1.60%
Latino
3.30%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
1.10%
White
88.30%

Gender

Male
52.60%
Female
47.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
12.92%
English Learner
1.20%

Financials

Median Household Income

$76,693.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $32,577,424.25 67.55%
State Revenues $15,079,132.18 31.27%
Federal $565,259.77 1.17%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$25,514,089.13
Property Values Within District
$226,900.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

94.32%

Rigorous Courses

16
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

85.94%
College/University
1.56%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 82.02% 69.60% N/A
Grade 4 77.99% 63.71% 87.65%
Grade 5 67.95% 61.24% N/A
Grade 6 73.81% 51.98% N/A
Grade 7 74.07% 54.55% N/A
Grade 8 77.17% 40.00% 67.45%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 89.29% 87.23% 95.75%

Staff

213

Teachers

13

Administrators

121

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Michael Mahon

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Louise Brzuchalski
Board President
15 2017-2021
Warren Acker
Board Vice President
14 2019-2023
Jeanne Cadman
15 2017-2021
Michael Fleming
9 2019-2023
Gregory Madensky
9 2019-2023
Enis Murtaj
2 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Michele Pusateri
11 2017-2021
Philip Robson
5 2019-2023
Michele Tierney
15 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.