Homer-Center School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Indiana

District Profile

65 Wildcat Ln

Homer City, PA 15748-1602

Phone 724-479-8080

Fax 724-479-3967

Includes the municipalities of Center Township, Homer City Borough.

Square Miles

41.20

Students Enrolled

873

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • Homer-Center El Sch (K-6)
  • Homer-Center JSHS (7-12)

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

Total Students

873

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
<0.01%
Black
0.90%
Latino
1.00%
Pacific Islander
0.60%
2 or More Races
2.90%
White
94.60%

Gender

Male
53.40%
Female
46.60%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.40%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$49,302.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $6,830,832.79 41.95%
State Revenues $9,157,611.32 56.24%
Federal $288,465.40 1.77%
Other $5,895.73 0.03%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$5,116,045.91
Property Values Within District
$88,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

94.52%

Rigorous Courses

7
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

74.65%
College/University
0.00%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 69.23% 51.92% N/A
Grade 4 51.47% 35.29% 72.06%
Grade 5 54.69% 34.38% N/A
Grade 6 69.64% 51.79% N/A
Grade 7 73.02% 52.38% N/A
Grade 8 71.05% 63.16% 64.47%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 77.97% 71.19% 81.36%

Staff

58

Teachers

5

Administrators

45

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Curt Whitesel

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Michael Bertig
Board President
7 2017-2021
Vicki Smith
Board Vice President
23 2017-2021
Gerald Bertig
15 2019-2023
Dan Fabin
9 2019-2023
Joe Iezzi
1 2019-2023
James McLoughlin
16 2017-2021
Christa Pontani Palmer
1 2019-2023
Michael Schmidt
1 2019-2023
Robert Valyo
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.