Blue Ridge School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Susquehanna

District Profile

5150 School Rd

New Milford, PA 18834-7691

Phone 570-465-3141

Fax 570-465-3148

Includes the municipalities of Great Bend Borough, Great Bend Township, Hallstead Borough, Jackson Township, New Milford Borough, New Milford Township.

Square Miles

110.50

Students Enrolled

995

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Blue Ridge El Sch (K-5)
  • Blue Ridge HS (9-12)
  • Blue Ridge MS (6,7-8)
Blue Ridge Virtual Academy

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

Total Students

995

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.30%
Asian
0.60%
Black
1.50%
Latino
3.20%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.70%
White
93.70%

Gender

Male
51.70%
Female
48.30%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.33%
English Learner
0.90%

Financials

Median Household Income

$47,181.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $7,157,374.09 38.99%
State Revenues $10,827,058.93 58.99%
Federal $368,642.67 2.00%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$5,674,486.18
Property Values Within District
$148,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

90.54%

Rigorous Courses

14
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

63.64%
College/University
6.06%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 70.51% 50.00% N/A
Grade 4 61.54% 53.85% 90.91%
Grade 5 73.02% 62.50% N/A
Grade 6 64.10% 27.85% N/A
Grade 7 64.06% 28.13% N/A
Grade 8 53.70% 5.56% 53.70%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 72.41% 67.86% 72.41%

Staff

81

Teachers

5

Administrators

59

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

12:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Matthew Button

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Jessica Wright
Board President
5 2017-2021
Mindi Carr
Board Vice President
3 2017-2021
Joseph Andusko
3 2017-2021
Edward Arnold
5 2019-2023
Christina Cosmello
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Michael Ksenich
1 2019-2023
Daniel Laude
1 2019-2023
Christopher Lewis
7 2017-2021
Brooke Slocum
5 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.