New Kensington-Arnold School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Westmoreland

District Profile

707 Stevenson Blvd

New Kensington, PA 15068-5372

Phone 724-335-4401

Fax 724-994-1213

Includes the municipalities of Arnold City, New Kensington City.

Square Miles

5.00

Students Enrolled

1,895

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Berkey Sch (1-2)
  • Martin Sch (PreK,K)
  • Roy A. Hunt El Sch (3-6)
  • Valley JSHS (7-12)

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

Total Students

1,895

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.30%
Asian
0.50%
Black
30.30%
Latino
2.60%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
14.60%
White
51.50%

Gender

Male
50.80%
Female
49.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
26.54%
English Learner
0.40%

Financials

Median Household Income

$36,257.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $11,970,300.42 31.45%
State Revenues $21,785,115.48 57.23%
Federal $1,932,958.61 5.07%
Other $2,370,908.53 6.22%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$8,365,357.94
Property Values Within District
$83,900.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

77.40%

Rigorous Courses

8
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

66.38%
College/University
7.76%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 54.05% 51.70% N/A
Grade 4 44.16% 19.74% 62.91%
Grade 5 40.67% 26.85% N/A
Grade 6 46.94% 21.23% N/A
Grade 7 49.61% 7.81% N/A
Grade 8 44.83% 9.40% 28.81%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 30.00% 37.04% 45.46%

Staff

158

Teachers

3

Administrators

42

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

12:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Jon Banko

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 Cope
Board President
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

John DeAntonio
Board Vice President
1 2019-2021
Tim Beckes
1 2019-2023
Scott Bussard
3 2017-2021
Eric Doutt
13 2017-2021
Robert Pallone
13 2017-2021
Terry Schrock
1 2019-2023
Steven Sorch
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Chelsea Stone
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.