Keystone School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Clarion

District Profile

451 Huston Ave

Knox, PA 16232-9390

Phone 814-797-5921

Fax 814-797-2382

Includes the municipalities of Ashland Township, Beaver Township, Callensburg Borough, Elk Township, Knox Borough, Licking Township, Salem Township, Shippenville Borough.

Square Miles

123.20

Students Enrolled

974

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • Keystone El Sch (K-6)
  • Keystone JSHS (7-12)
District Provided Online Learning

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

Total Students

974

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
<0.01%
Black
0.40%
Latino
0.40%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.20%
White
97.00%

Gender

Male
51.60%
Female
48.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
16.10%
English Learner
0.20%

Financials

Median Household Income

$48,178.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $4,984,795.70 30.78%
State Revenues $10,848,191.73 66.99%
Federal $359,128.66 2.21%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$3,208,093.55
Property Values Within District
$110,000.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

97.14%

Rigorous Courses

2
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

56.34%
College/University
16.90%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 77.59% 79.31% N/A
Grade 4 66.27% 44.58% 84.34%
Grade 5 81.16% 52.17% N/A
Grade 6 74.70% 40.96% N/A
Grade 7 64.10% 34.18% N/A
Grade 8 58.33% 18.31% 37.50%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 60.27% 56.16% 73.61%

Staff

74

Teachers

4

Administrators

42

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Shawn Algoe

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 Slagle
Board President
31 2017-2021
Gregory Barrett
Board Vice President
25 2019-2023
James Beary
21 2019-2023
Randolph Burr
7 2017-2021
Trisha Dixon
7 2017-2021
Dustin Swartfager
9 2019-2023
Kenneth Swartfager
21 2019-2023
Dwayne Van Tassel
9 2019-2023
Stacey Thompson
11 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.