Greensburg Salem School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Westmoreland

District Profile

1 Academy Hill Pl

Greensburg, PA 15601-1567

Phone 724-832-2901

Fax 724-832-2968

Includes the municipalities of Delmont Borough, Greensburg City, Salem Township, South Greensburg Borough, Southwest Greensburg Borough.

Square Miles

53.00

Students Enrolled

2,737

Total Number of Schools:

5
  • Amos K Hutchinson El Sch (K-5)
  • Greensburg-Salem HS (9-12)
  • Greensburg-Salem MS (6,7-8)
  • Metzgar El Sch (K-5)
  • Nicely El Sch (K-5)

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

Total Students

2,737

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.70%
Black
5.60%
Latino
1.70%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
7.90%
White
83.80%

Gender

Male
49.50%
Female
50.50%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.01%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$42,103.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $24,915,549.04 55.07%
State Revenues $19,211,327.75 42.46%
Federal $1,108,740.22 2.45%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$19,542,778.00
Property Values Within District
$125,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

84.69%

Rigorous Courses

12
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

81.44%
College/University
16.17%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 62.23% 61.91% N/A
Grade 4 62.56% 55.51% 82.95%
Grade 5 68.42% 66.03% N/A
Grade 6 71.30% 43.98% N/A
Grade 7 64.94% 42.53% N/A
Grade 8 69.15% 34.83% 58.71%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 73.50% 76.00% 74.00%

Staff

183

Teachers

12

Administrators

65

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Gary Peiffer

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Ronald Mellinger
Board President
17 2017-2021
Jeff Metrosky
Board Vice President
7 2017-2021
Brian Conway
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Frank Gazze
15 2019-2023
Lynn Jobe
1 2020-2021
Jonathan Obrien
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Robin Savage
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Lynna Thomas
3 2017-2021
Stephen Thomas
39 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.