Hermitage School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Mercer

District Profile

411 N Hermitage Rd

Hermitage, PA 16148-3316

Phone 724-981-8750 x6010

Fax 724-981-5080

Includes the municipalities of Hermitage City.

Square Miles

29.20

Students Enrolled

2,059

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Artman El Sch (K-3)
  • Delahunty MS (6,7)
  • Hickory HS (8-12)
  • Karen A. Ionta El Sch (4-5)
District Provided Online Learning

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

Total Students

2,059

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
2.80%
Black
7.90%
Latino
1.30%
Pacific Islander
0.40%
2 or More Races
4.80%
White
82.70%

Gender

Male
49.00%
Female
51.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.14%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$55,000.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $18,686,903.63 59.99%
State Revenues $11,798,944.86 37.88%
Federal $658,028.92 2.11%
Other $3,519.00 0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$15,247,580.13
Property Values Within District
$140,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

91.33%

Rigorous Courses

14
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

78.62%
College/University
1.89%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 80.80% 79.47% N/A
Grade 4 74.31% 76.39% 88.89%
Grade 5 74.69% 59.26% N/A
Grade 6 86.58% 53.02% N/A
Grade 7 79.36% 52.26% N/A
Grade 8 76.69% 39.02% 66.87%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 66.20% 73.05% 78.17%

Staff

118

Teachers

9

Administrators

76

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

17:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Daniel Bell

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Timothy Kizak
Board President
17 2017-2021
Chris Ruffo
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Bethany Becker
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Keith Fustos
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Nichole Hamelly
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Dr. Steven Hand
3 2017-2021
Staci Perman
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Matt Ristvey
5 2017-2021
Joseph White
7 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.