Brandywine Heights Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Berks

District Profile

200 W Weis St

Topton, PA 19562-1532

Phone 610-682-5100

Fax 610-682-5136

Includes the municipalities of District Township, Longswamp Township, Rockland Township, Topton Borough.

Square Miles

52.20

Students Enrolled

1,393

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Brandywine Heights El Sch (K-3)
  • Brandywine Heights HS (9-12)
  • Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS (4-6,7-8)

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

Total Students

1,393

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
0.90%
Black
0.50%
Latino
5.00%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.40%
White
92.00%

Gender

Male
51.30%
Female
48.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.64%
English Learner
0.60%

Financials

Median Household Income

$65,317.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $21,323,268.21 67.77%
State Revenues $9,850,324.85 31.31%
Federal $286,544.96 0.91%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$18,027,462.23
Property Values Within District
$186,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

93.69%

Rigorous Courses

20
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

63.16%
College/University
2.63%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 70.30% 71.29% N/A
Grade 4 62.67% 63.16% 82.90%
Grade 5 69.81% 51.89% N/A
Grade 6 68.37% 26.53% N/A
Grade 7 71.43% 46.43% N/A
Grade 8 62.28% 24.56% 54.39%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 56.25% 64.87% 67.27%

Staff

107

Teachers

10

Administrators

47

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Andrew Potteiger

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
John Tomasi
Board President
4 2017-2021
Elizabeth Huhn
Board Vice President
10 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

David Bieber
7 2017-2021
Edward Carter
3 2017-2021
Alexis Eisenhart
1 2019-2023
Kimberly Henry
1 2019-2021
John Scheetz
10 2019-2023
Michael Wagaman
2 2019-2023
Laura Walizer
1 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.