Apollo-Ridge School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Armstrong

District Profile

PO Box 219

Spring Church, PA 15686-0219

Phone 724-478-6010

Fax 724-478-1149

Includes the municipalities of Apollo Borough, Black Lick Township, Kiskiminetas Township, North Apollo Borough, Young Township.

Square Miles

76.80

Students Enrolled

1,191

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Apollo-Ridge Elem Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Apollo-Ridge HS (9-12)
  • Apollo-Ridge MS (6,7-8)

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

Total Students

1,191

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.40%
Asian
0.60%
Black
1.30%
Latino
0.50%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
3.50%
White
93.70%

Gender

Male
52.90%
Female
47.10%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.36%
English Learner
0.10%

Financials

Median Household Income

$47,022.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $8,594,185.95 36.78%
State Revenues $14,131,027.54 60.48%
Federal $637,725.93 2.72%
Other $1,201.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$6,063,892.07
Property Values Within District
$94,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

85.90%

Rigorous Courses

8
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

53.52%
College/University
4.23%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 70.93% 52.33% N/A
Grade 4 67.42% 35.96% 75.28%
Grade 5 63.95% 45.35% N/A
Grade 6 66.32% 32.63% N/A
Grade 7 65.79% 34.21% N/A
Grade 8 64.29% 19.39% 66.33%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 68.35% 70.89% 78.48%

Staff

88

Teachers

4

Administrators

48

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Matthew Curci

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Gregory Primm
Board President
17 2019-2023
Forrest Schultz
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023
Forrest Schultz
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023
Dominick Duso
15 2017-2021
Jim Ferguson
13 2017-2021
Rick Fetterman
7 2019-2023
Paul King
7 2017-2021
Dan Obriot
12 2017-2021
Rebecca Ross
5 2019-2023
Forrest Schultz
13 2019-2023
Susan Wenckowski
11 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

* 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.