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Erie City School District

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School district data reflects the latest publicly available data from the PA Department of Education. School leadership information is updated on an as needed basis. If you have questions about the data or terms used on this profile, please visit the Terminology page.

This school district serves the following county or counties: Erie

District Profile

Address

148 W 21st St

Erie, PA 16502-2834

Phone 814-874-6001

Fax 814-874-6010

Municipalities in District

Includes the municipalities of Erie City.

Square Miles

28.00

Students Enrolled

11,020

Schools in District

Total Number of Schools:

15
  • Diehl Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • East MS (6,7-8)
  • Edison El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Erie HS (9-12)
  • Grover Cleveland El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Harding Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Jefferson El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • JoAnna Connell Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Lincoln El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • McKinley El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Northwest PA Collegiate Academy (9-12)
  • Perry El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Strong Vincent MS (6,7-8)
  • Woodrow Wilson MS (6,7-8)

Online Learning

Erie's Public Schools K-12 Cyber Choice Academy

Career and Technology Center

District Provided

Intermediate Unit

Northwest Tri-Cty IU 5

District Map

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

District Demographics

Total Students

11,020

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
5.00%
Black
35.70%
Latino
13.60%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
4.10%
White
41.30%

Gender

Male
51.80%
Female
48.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.16%
English Learner
9.60%

Financials

Median Household Income

$35,802.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $61,587,315.00 29.08%
State Revenues $126,673,003.00 59.81%
Federal $14,513,656.00 6.85%
Other $8,995,038.00 4.24%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$40,199,158.00
Property Values Within District
$87,000.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

73.50%

Rigorous Courses

45
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

45.85%
College/University
4.60%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 38.94% 28.63% N/A
Grade 4 30.99% 20.16% 46.07%
Grade 5 32.66% 24.56% N/A
Grade 6 34.17% 11.60% N/A
Grade 7 36.35% 21.01% N/A
Grade 8 34.55% 16.22% 34.73%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 61.28% 54.91% 60.23%

Staff

715

Teachers

54

Administrators

341

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Brian Polito

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 Harkins
Board President
 41 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)
Tyler Titus
Board Vice President
 3 2017-2021
Gwendolyn Cooley
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
Darlene Feeney
3 2017-2021
Angela McNair
7 2017-2021
Sumner Nichols
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
Lori Pickens
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
Rosemary Sheridan
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)
Thomas Spagel
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.

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