Boyertown Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Berks

District Profile

911 Montgomery Ave

Boyertown, PA 19512-9699

Phone 610-367-6031

Fax 610-369-7620

Includes the municipalities of Bally Borough, Bechtelsville Borough, Boyertown Borough, Colebrookdale Township, Douglass Township, Douglass Township, Earl Township, New Hanover Township, Upper Frederick Township, Washington Township.

Square Miles

97.90

Students Enrolled

6,878

Total Number of Schools:

10
  • Boyertown Area MS-East (6,7-8)
  • Boyertown Area MS-West (6,7-8)
  • Boyertown Area SHS (PreK,9-12)
  • Boyertown El Sch (K,1-5)
  • Colebrookdale El Sch (PreK,K,1-5)
  • Earl El Sch (K,1-5)
  • Gilbertsville El Sch (K,1-5)
  • New Hanover-Upper Frederick El (K,1-5)
  • Pine Forge El Sch (K,1-5)
  • Washington El Sch (PreK,K,1-5)

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

Total Students

6,878

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
1.60%
Black
1.70%
Latino
3.60%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
2.40%
White
90.60%

Gender

Male
51.50%
Female
48.50%

Other Statistics

Special Education
21.10%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$75,197.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $75,823,722.86 67.39%
State Revenues $35,495,909.32 31.54%
Federal $1,088,362.62 0.96%
Other $102,764.00 0.09%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$62,965,481.26
Property Values Within District
$243,300.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

94.20%

Rigorous Courses

21
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

69.87%
College/University
2.77%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 68.48% 62.84% N/A
Grade 4 78.19% 64.81% 87.31%
Grade 5 75.59% 61.13% N/A
Grade 6 74.91% 60.60% N/A
Grade 7 77.46% 65.72% N/A
Grade 8 70.80% 50.10% 67.88%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 84.79% 84.49% 85.13%

Staff

451

Teachers

19

Administrators

371

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Marybeth Torchia

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Brandon Foose
Board President
3 2017-2021
Melody McWherter
Board Vice President
1 2019-2021

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

James Brophy
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Jill Dennin
7 2017-2021
Ruth Dierolf
15 2017-2021
Brian Hemingway
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Lisa Hogan
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Christine Neiman
7 2019-2023
Roger Updegrove
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

* 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.