Karns City Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Butler

District Profile

1446 Kittanning Pike

Karns City, PA 16041-9725

Phone 724-756-0521

Fax 724-756-2121

Includes the municipalities of Brady Township, Brady's Bend Township, Bruin Borough, Chicora Borough, Donegal Township, East Brady Borough, Fairview Borough, Fairview Township, Karns City Borough, Parker Township, Perry Township, Petrolia Borough, Sugarcreek Township.

Square Miles

131.30

Students Enrolled

1,437

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Chicora El Sch (K-6)
  • Karns City HS (7-12)
  • Sugarcreek El Sch (K-6)

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

Total Students

1,437

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
<0.01%
Black
0.30%
Latino
0.60%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.80%
White
98.30%

Gender

Male
48.30%
Female
51.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
13.70%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$52,402.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $7,924,997.08 33.50%
State Revenues $15,725,611.25 66.48%
Federal $3,451.13 0.01%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$5,424,502.31
Property Values Within District
$119,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

94.37%

Rigorous Courses

7
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

55.15%
College/University
6.62%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 70.53% 53.68% N/A
Grade 4 68.14% 43.36% 89.38%
Grade 5 59.43% 33.96% N/A
Grade 6 67.50% 45.83% N/A
Grade 7 76.77% 50.51% N/A
Grade 8 67.19% 36.43% 56.59%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 85.25% 77.05% 76.42%

Staff

103

Teachers

6

Administrators

29

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Eric Ritzert

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Matt Bishop
Board President
9 2019-2023
Charles Johns
Board Vice President
4 2017-2021
Dr. Richael Barger-Anderson
4 2017-2021
Brenda Ealey
9 2019-2023
Jim Friters
9 2019-2023
Jeffrey Hogan
3 2017-2021
Anita Orozco
3 2017-2021
Joshua Price
1 2019-2023
Robert Stiehler
4 2020-2021

* 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.