Allegheny Valley School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Allegheny

District Profile

300 Pearl Ave

Cheswick, PA 15024-1066

Phone 724-274-5300

Fax 724-274-8040

Includes the municipalities of Cheswick Borough, Harmar Township, Springdale Borough, Springdale Township.

Square Miles

10.40

Students Enrolled

927

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Acmetonia El Sch (PreK,K-6)
  • Springdale JSHS (7-12)
N/A

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

Total Students

927

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.30%
Black
1.40%
Latino
1.30%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.60%
White
94.40%

Gender

Male
55.20%
Female
44.80%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.26%
English Learner
0.50%

Financials

Median Household Income

$51,968.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $16,582,988.38 71.68%
State Revenues $6,279,933.64 27.14%
Federal $271,065.45 1.17%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$14,149,410.05
Property Values Within District
$104,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

96.47%

Rigorous Courses

8
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

65.52%
College/University
9.20%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 76.79% 60.71% N/A
Grade 4 61.97% 50.70% 83.10%
Grade 5 67.61% 28.17% N/A
Grade 6 57.75% 35.21% N/A
Grade 7 70.69% 29.83% N/A
Grade 8 72.60% 34.25% 61.64%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 70.69% 73.21% 82.76%

Staff

76

Teachers

7

Administrators

99

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

12:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Patrick Graczyk

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Larry Pollick
Board President
11 2017-2021
Kathleen Jean Haas
Board Vice President
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

David Buchman
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

James Gaschler
5 2019-2023
Joelle McFarland
3 2017-2021
Paula Moretti
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Antonio Pollino
19 2017-2021
Stephen Puskar
9 2019-2023
Shawn Whelan
3 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.