Dallas School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Luzerne

District Profile

PO Box 2000

Dallas, PA 18612-0720

Phone 570-675-5201

Fax 570-674-7295

Includes the municipalities of Dallas Borough, Dallas Township, Franklin Township, Kingston Township.

Square Miles

48.10

Students Enrolled

2,584

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Dallas Intermediate Sch (3-5)
  • Dallas MS (6,7-8)
  • Dallas SHS (9-12)
  • Wycallis Primary Center (K-2)

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

Total Students

2,584

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
2.10%
Black
0.80%
Latino
2.60%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.90%
White
92.50%

Gender

Male
51.30%
Female
48.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.73%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$70,044.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $26,706,866.04 68.39%
State Revenues $11,550,485.88 29.58%
Federal $790,582.21 2.02%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$20,625,582.20
Property Values Within District
$177,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

93.52%

Rigorous Courses

12
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

87.98%
College/University
0.96%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 82.22% 76.11% N/A
Grade 4 79.41% 68.24% 92.35%
Grade 5 84.95% 76.76% N/A
Grade 6 78.95% 52.13% N/A
Grade 7 79.10% 45.27% N/A
Grade 8 73.49% 12.05% 67.27%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 76.85% 75.25% 77.49%

Staff

152

Teachers

7

Administrators

95

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

17:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Thomas Duffy

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Kristin Pitarra
Board President
5 2019-2023
Christine Swailes
Board Vice President
3 2017-2021
Susan Allen
3 2017-2021
Mark Bacewicz
1 2019-2023
Edward Dudick
3 2017-2021
Patrick Musto
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Sherri Newell
7 2017-2021
Larry Schuler
9 2019-2023
Gary Youngblood
4 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.