Forest Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Forest

District Profile

22318 Route 62 Unit 16

Tionesta, PA 16353-6941

Phone 814-755-4491

Fax 814-755-2426

Includes the municipalities of Barnett Township, Green Township, Harmony Township, Hickory Township, Howe Township, Jenks Township, Kingsley Township, Millstone Township, President Township, Tionesta Borough, Tionesta Township.

Square Miles

503.80

Students Enrolled

443

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • East Forest El Sch (PreK,K-6)
  • East Forest JSHS (7-12)
  • West Forest El Sch (PreK,K-6)
  • West Forest JSHS (7-12)

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

Total Students

443

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.90%
Asian
<0.01%
Black
1.10%
Latino
2.90%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.60%
White
93.40%

Gender

Male
54.80%
Female
45.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.43%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$38,899.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $7,105,642.20 55.89%
State Revenues $5,177,523.25 40.72%
Federal $337,079.47 2.65%
Other $92,123.64 0.72%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$5,171,712.47
Property Values Within District
$95,400.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

100.00%

Rigorous Courses

7
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

52.38%
College/University
4.76%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 64.71% 52.94% N/A
Grade 4 37.04% 33.33% 88.89%
Grade 5 52.94% 32.35% N/A
Grade 6 59.26% 40.74% N/A
Grade 7 55.56% 33.33% N/A
Grade 8 45.46% 9.09% 54.55%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 34.21% 47.37% 55.26%

Staff

42

Teachers

3

Administrators

15

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

11:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Amanda Hetrick

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Timothy Korchak
Board President
5 2017-2021
Troy Johnston
Board Vice President
5 2019-2023
John Atkin
1 2019-2023
Bruce Dickson
1 2019-2023
Shirley Edmonson
1 2019-2023
Scott Jackovitz
3 2017-2021
Jarrett Kahle
1 2019-2023
Jane Parrett
11 2017-2021
Chris Pedersen
5 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.