Berwick Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Columbia

District Profile

500 Line St

Berwick, PA 18603-3325

Phone 570-759-6400

Fax 570-759-6439

Includes the municipalities of Berwick Borough, Briar Creek Borough, Briar Creek Township, Hollenback Township, Nescopeck Borough, Nescopeck Township, Salem Township.

Square Miles

91.10

Students Enrolled

2,816

Total Number of Schools:

5
  • Berwick Area HS (9-12)
  • Berwick Area MS (5-6,7-8)
  • Nescopeck El Sch (PreK,K-4)
  • Salem El Sch (K-4)
  • West Berwick El Sch (K-4)

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

Total Students

2,816

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
0.50%
Black
2.20%
Latino
7.50%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.00%
White
87.70%

Gender

Male
50.60%
Female
49.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.64%
English Learner
1.90%

Financials

Median Household Income

$46,640.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $19,109,117.51 42.27%
State Revenues $24,472,918.95 54.14%
Federal $1,278,569.87 2.82%
Other $336,699.11 0.74%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$14,365,337.92
Property Values Within District
$117,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

85.14%

Rigorous Courses

18
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

69.33%
College/University
3.68%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 71.59% 66.12% N/A
Grade 4 71.36% 60.28% 86.79%
Grade 5 58.74% 47.30% N/A
Grade 6 69.70% 38.20% N/A
Grade 7 58.14% 35.21% N/A
Grade 8 52.63% 25.24% 45.67%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 76.77% 70.97% 77.92%

Staff

196

Teachers

9

Administrators

159

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Wendy Kupsky

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Susy Wiegand
Board President
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Keith Hess
Board Vice President
3 2017-2021
Carol Bodwalk
1 2019-2023
Joseph Demelfi
9 2019-2021
Maryann Kovalewski
19 2017-2021
Jon Morell
4 2017-2021
Brenda Post
1 2019-2021

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Ron Robsock
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Sandra Slavick
3 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.