Hamburg Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Berks

District Profile

701 Windsor St

Hamburg, PA 19526-1347

Phone 610-562-2241

Fax 610-562-2634

Includes the municipalities of Hamburg Borough, Perry Township, Shoemakersville Borough, Tilden Township, Upper Bern Township, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Windsor Township.

Square Miles

104.10

Students Enrolled

2,136

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Hamburg Area HS (9-12)
  • Hamburg Area Middle School (6,7-8)
  • Perry El Sch (K-5)
  • Tilden El Center (K-5)

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

Total Students

2,136

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.80%
Black
0.60%
Latino
6.30%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.40%
White
91.00%

Gender

Male
52.00%
Female
48.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
16.39%
English Learner
0.90%

Financials

Median Household Income

$59,716.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $25,946,337.19 62.95%
State Revenues $14,514,394.56 35.21%
Federal $749,689.34 1.81%
Other $2,003.59 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$21,211,925.74
Property Values Within District
$159,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

91.67%

Rigorous Courses

10
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

54.12%
College/University
5.88%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 78.63% 69.47% N/A
Grade 4 52.98% 38.41% 80.13%
Grade 5 56.63% 40.96% N/A
Grade 6 61.96% 33.74% N/A
Grade 7 61.44% 37.50% N/A
Grade 8 64.54% 22.09% 58.14%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 63.42% 77.91% 78.05%

Staff

156

Teachers

9

Administrators

102

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Richard Mextorf

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Brian Specht
Board President
18 2019-2023
Andrew Raugh
Board Vice President
11 2017-2021
Bradley Faust
12 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Leon Grim
3 2017-2021
Todd Hummel
10 2019-2023
Cory Johnson
5 2019-2023
Laura Lesher
11 2017-2021
Maggie Rhoades
3 2017-2021
Brian Riegel
9

* 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.