Bloomsburg Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Columbia

District Profile

728 E 5th St

Bloomsburg, PA 17815-2305

Phone 570-784-5000

Fax 570-387-8832

Includes the municipalities of Beaver Township, Bloomsburg Town, Catawissa Township, Hemlock Township, Main Township, Montour Township.

Square Miles

84.60

Students Enrolled

1,507

Total Number of Schools:

5
  • Beaver-Main El Sch (K-5)
  • Bloomsburg Area HS (9-12)
  • Bloomsburg Area MS (6,7-8)
  • Memorial El Sch (K-5)
  • W W Evans Memorial El Sch (K-5)

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

Total Students

1,507

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
1.50%
Black
3.00%
Latino
3.50%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
3.50%
White
88.30%

Gender

Male
52.00%
Female
48.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
13.12%
English Learner
0.40%

Financials

Median Household Income

$38,968.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $14,780,565.71 57.64%
State Revenues $10,324,448.25 40.26%
Federal $523,464.67 2.04%
Other $13,539.99 0.05%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$9,999,188.65
Property Values Within District
$150,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

95.69%

Rigorous Courses

5
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

64.71%
College/University
0.84%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 77.00% 69.00% N/A
Grade 4 62.39% 43.12% 80.73%
Grade 5 69.83% 62.61% N/A
Grade 6 64.46% 39.67% N/A
Grade 7 64.23% 36.00% N/A
Grade 8 72.13% 30.89% 72.13%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 70.67% 59.21% 80.52%

Staff

124

Teachers

7

Administrators

35

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

12:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Donald Wheeler

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Marianne Kreisher
Board President
9 2019-2023
Joshua Klingerman
Board Vice President
6 2017-2021
Stephanie Andreacci
3 2019-2023
Mark Decker
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Brent Hock
11 2017-2021
Tina Howell
7 2017-2021
Jonathan Jones
4 2017-2021
Bryne Lewis
3 2019-2023
Leo Yodock
6 2019-2023

* 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.