Freeport Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Armstrong

District Profile

PO Box C

Freeport, PA 16229-0303

Phone 724-295-5141

Fax 724-295-3001

Includes the municipalities of Buffalo Township, Freeport Borough, South Buffalo Township.

Square Miles

53.40

Students Enrolled

1,880

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Buffalo El Sch (K-5)
  • Freeport Area MS (6,7-8)
  • Freeport Area SHS (9-12)
  • South Buffalo El Sch (K-5)
Freeport Area Cyber Academy

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

Total Students

1,880

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.30%
Asian
0.50%
Black
0.60%
Latino
0.40%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
0.80%
White
97.10%

Gender

Male
50.60%
Female
49.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
11.94%
English Learner
0.10%

Financials

Median Household Income

$71,580.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $17,018,743.30 55.95%
State Revenues $12,884,277.81 42.35%
Federal $512,890.84 1.68%
Other $375.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$13,861,795.73
Property Values Within District
$167,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

98.15%

Rigorous Courses

11
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

78.75%
College/University
5.00%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 72.59% 74.07% N/A
Grade 4 84.21% 66.17% 89.47%
Grade 5 77.78% 51.85% N/A
Grade 6 82.09% 71.64% N/A
Grade 7 70.47% 57.72% N/A
Grade 8 80.41% 42.18% 63.95%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 83.33% 79.47% 84.11%

Staff

131

Teachers

8

Administrators

73

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Ian Magness

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 Haven
Board President
3 2017-2021
Dr. Frank Prazenica
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Melanie Bollinger
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Christine Davies
11 2017-2021
Richard Hill
3 2017-2021
Michael Huth
29 2019-2023
Daniel Lucovich
16 2017-2021
Greg Selinger
1 2019-2023
Adam Toncini
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

* 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.