Chestnut Ridge School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Bedford

District Profile

3281 Valley Rd

Fishertown, PA 15539-9843

Phone 814-839-4195

Fax 814-839-2088

Includes the municipalities of East St. Clair Township, Juniata Township, King Township, Lincoln Township, Napier Township, New Paris Borough, Pavia Township, Pleasantville Borough, Schellsburg Borough, St. Clairsville Borough, West St. Clair Township.

Square Miles

224.60

Students Enrolled

1,437

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Chestnut Ridge Central El Sch (PreK-2)
  • Chestnut Ridge MS (3-6,7)
  • Chestnut Ridge SHS (8-12)
District Provided

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

Total Students

1,437

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.40%
Asian
0.10%
Black
1.10%
Latino
1.70%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.30%
White
95.30%

Gender

Male
51.40%
Female
48.60%

Other Statistics

Special Education
16.35%
English Learner
0.60%

Financials

Median Household Income

$50,719.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $6,743,999.38 31.16%
State Revenues $14,443,733.35 66.74%
Federal $451,502.41 2.08%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$4,571,000.99
Property Values Within District
$123,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

89.76%

Rigorous Courses

6
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

52.17%
College/University
15.65%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 72.22% 61.11% N/A
Grade 4 69.81% 47.62% 84.76%
Grade 5 63.73% 27.45% N/A
Grade 6 54.17% 29.17% N/A
Grade 7 62.62% 33.65% N/A
Grade 8 59.62% 27.89% 53.85%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 70.27% 72.07% 77.48%

Staff

102

Teachers

8

Administrators

83

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Mark Kudlawiec

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
William Pataki
Board President
22 2017-2021
James Dull
Board Vice President
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

John Clark
3 2017-2021
Mark Diehl
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

M. Kay Dull
6 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Ryan Emerick
15 2017-2021
Wayne Felix
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Erin McGill
4 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Angelique Walason
7 2017-2021

* 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.