Ellwood City Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Lawrence

District Profile

501 Crescent Ave

Ellwood City, PA 16117-1957

Phone 724-752-1591

Fax 724-752-8556

Includes the municipalities of Ellport Borough, Ellwood City Borough, Ellwood City Borough, Perry Township, Wampum Borough, Wayne Township.

Square Miles

38.80

Students Enrolled

1,663

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Hartman Intrmd Sch (5-6)
  • Lincoln JSHS (7-12)
  • North Side Primary School (K-2)
  • Perry Lower Intrmd Sch (3-4)

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

Total Students

1,663

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.80%
Black
1.00%
Latino
2.00%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
5.20%
White
90.90%

Gender

Male
51.40%
Female
48.60%

Other Statistics

Special Education
15.60%
English Learner
0.40%

Financials

Median Household Income

$46,766.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $9,580,003.25 34.56%
State Revenues $17,534,606.17 63.27%
Federal $590,192.35 2.12%
Other $7,667.06 0.02%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$6,889,730.79
Property Values Within District
$97,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

95.08%

Rigorous Courses

9
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

68.60%
College/University
5.79%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 73.17% 48.78% N/A
Grade 4 76.61% 42.74% 91.94%
Grade 5 63.85% 37.69% N/A
Grade 6 72.27% 41.18% N/A
Grade 7 64.17% 47.50% N/A
Grade 8 74.60% 35.71% 62.70%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 73.73% 68.97% 77.59%

Staff

120

Teachers

7

Administrators

65

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Wesley Shipley

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Renee Pitrelli
Board President
7 2017-2021
Gary Rozanski
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Jean Biehls
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Norman Boots
3 2017-2021
Erica Gray
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Kathleen McCommons
3 2017-2021
Matthew Morella
5 2020-2021
Jennifer Tomon
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Barbara Wilson
3 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.