Big Beaver Falls Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Beaver

District Profile

1503 8th Ave

Beaver Falls, PA 15010-4104

Phone 724-843-3470

Fax 724-843-2360

Includes the municipalities of Beaver Falls City, Big Beaver Borough, Eastvale Borough, Homewood Borough, Koppel Borough, New Galilee Borough, White Township.

Square Miles

22.20

Students Enrolled

1,704

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Beaver Falls Area SHS (9-12)
  • Beaver Falls MS (6,7-8)
  • Big Beaver El Sch (K-5)
  • Central El Sch (PreK,K-5)

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

Total Students

1,704

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
0.50%
Black
23.30%
Latino
1.60%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
18.10%
White
56.20%

Gender

Male
51.80%
Female
48.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.16%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$40,936.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $8,433,034.00 29.81%
State Revenues $18,333,057.00 64.82%
Federal $1,490,277.00 5.26%
Other $25,311.00 0.08%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$5,924,990.00
Property Values Within District
$73,300.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

80.00%

Rigorous Courses

11
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

48.15%
College/University
7.41%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 40.00% 32.56% N/A
Grade 4 46.67% 33.06% 61.98%
Grade 5 59.63% 32.11% N/A
Grade 6 50.44% 22.12% N/A
Grade 7 55.14% 15.09% N/A
Grade 8 47.12% 15.53% 41.18%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 52.73% 54.21% 72.12%

Staff

121

Teachers

8

Administrators

57

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Donna Nugent

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Cindy Cook
Board President
21 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Ronald Miller
Board Vice President
27 2019-2023
Jessica Campbell
3 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Terri Ellinwood
23 2017-2021
Thomas Karczewski
7 2017-2021
Reon Nesmith
11 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Ronald Pagley
7 2017-2021
Darcelle Slappy
4 2017-2021
Susan Smith
9 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.