Hanover Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Luzerne

District Profile

1600 Sans Souci Pkwy

Hanover Township, PA 18706-6091

Phone 570-831-2320

Fax 570-822-6776

Includes the municipalities of Ashley Borough, Hanover Township, Sugar Notch Borough, Warrior Run Borough.

Square Miles

22.00

Students Enrolled

1,983

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Hanover Area JSHS (7-12)
  • Hanover Area Memorial El Sch (4-6)
  • Hanover Green El Sch (K-1)
  • Lee Park El Sch (2-3)
  • Lyndwood El Sch (PreK)

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

Total Students

1,983

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.70%
Black
11.50%
Latino
14.90%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
3.10%
White
69.80%

Gender

Male
50.00%
Female
50.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
21.46%
English Learner
2.70%

Financials

Median Household Income

$43,137.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $15,138,471.56 40.22%
State Revenues $15,192,819.59 40.36%
Federal $717,983.07 1.90%
Other $6,586,896.91 17.50%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$11,580,206.80
Property Values Within District
$84,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

85.89%

Rigorous Courses

2
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

74.15%
College/University
0.00%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 52.34% 37.01% N/A
Grade 4 53.74% 19.73% 65.07%
Grade 5 43.75% 21.92% N/A
Grade 6 44.00% 20.80% N/A
Grade 7 47.71% 20.13% N/A
Grade 8 55.17% 14.45% 47.67%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 25.83% 34.15% 61.16%

Staff

108

Teachers

8

Administrators

50

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

18:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Nathan Barrett

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 Mahle
Board President
22 2019-2023
Stacy Bleich
Board Vice President
7 2017-2021
Frank Ciavarella
11 2017-2021
Paul Holmgren
9 2019-2023
Vic Kopko
3 2017-2021
Michael Mazur
1 2019-2023
Joyce Potsko
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Matthew Redick
1 2019-2023
Rick Stevens
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.