Grove City Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Mercer

District Profile

511 Highland Ave

Grove City, PA 16127-1190

Phone 724-458-6733

Fax 724-458-5868

Includes the municipalities of Grove City Borough, Liberty Township, Pine Township, Springfield Township, Wolf Creek Township.

Square Miles

87.80

Students Enrolled

2,312

Total Number of Schools:

7
  • George Jr Republic El Sch (K-5)
  • George Jr Republic HS (9-12)
  • George Jr Republic MS (6,7-8)
  • Grove City Area HS (9-12)
  • Grove City Area MS (6,7-8)
  • Highland Primary Center (K-1)
  • Hillview Intermediate Center (2-5)

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

Total Students

2,312

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
1.30%
Black
8.80%
Latino
2.80%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
3.40%
White
83.50%

Gender

Male
57.80%
Female
42.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.51%
English Learner
0.40%

Financials

Median Household Income

$53,972.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $21,679,781.51 54.05%
State Revenues $16,498,617.86 41.13%
Federal $1,928,769.99 4.80%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$10,500,122.71
Property Values Within District
$140,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

87.21%

Rigorous Courses

8
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

67.58%
College/University
4.40%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 61.38% 58.62% N/A
Grade 4 67.88% 70.29% 84.17%
Grade 5 71.63% 51.75% N/A
Grade 6 73.43% 48.95% N/A
Grade 7 71.43% 43.57% N/A
Grade 8 74.82% 35.71% 76.81%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 67.24% 68.75% 66.86%

Staff

180

Teachers

11

Administrators

125

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Jeffrey Finch

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Lee McCracken
Board President
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Ryan Thomas
Board Vice President
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Raymond Abplanalp
3 2017-2021
Heather Baker
7 2017-2021
Douglas Gerwick
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Dr. Connie Nichols
3 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

2
Dr. Armando Sciullo
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Scott Somora
11 2017-2021
Patty 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.