Altoona Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Blair

District Profile

1415 6th Ave

Altoona, PA 16602-2427

Phone 814-946-8350

Fax 814-946-8226

Includes the municipalities of Altoona City, Logan Township, Tyrone Township.

Square Miles

70.20

Students Enrolled

7,606

Total Number of Schools:

11
  • Altoona Area HS (7-12)
  • Altoona Area Jr HS (7-9)
  • Baker El Sch (K-6)
  • Irving El Sch (K-6)
  • Juniata El Sch (K-6)
  • Juniata Gap El Sch (K-6)
  • Kimmel Alternative School (7-12)
  • Logan El Sch (K-6)
  • Mowrie A Ebner El Sch (K-6)
  • Penn-Lincoln El Sch (K-6)
  • Pleasant Valley El Sch (K-6)

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

Total Students

7,606

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.70%
Black
8.60%
Latino
1.90%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.90%
White
87.80%

Gender

Male
51.10%
Female
48.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.12%
English Learner
0.20%

Financials

Median Household Income

$40,727.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $30,058,071.48 29.12%
State Revenues $65,457,165.94 63.41%
Federal $5,372,174.34 5.20%
Other $2,324,914.51 2.25%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$15,320,948.35
Property Values Within District
$95,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

84.96%

Rigorous Courses

17
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

54.85%
College/University
7.84%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 57.80% 47.63% N/A
Grade 4 53.43% 39.52% 76.16%
Grade 5 58.24% 55.70% N/A
Grade 6 59.89% 47.70% N/A
Grade 7 56.67% 33.58% N/A
Grade 8 59.55% 26.82% 53.08%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 67.24% 60.26% 74.15%

Staff

543

Teachers

26

Administrators

242

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Charles Prijatelj

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Sharon Bream
Board President
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Dr. Frank Meloy
Board Vice President
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Kelly Irwin Adams
3 2017-2021
Michael Baker
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

David Francis
25 2017-2021
Eric Haugh
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Rick Hoover
3 2017-2021
Ron Johnston
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Edward Kreuz
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.