North Schuylkill School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Schuylkill

District Profile

15 Academy Ln

Ashland, PA 17921-9301

Phone 570-874-0466

Fax 570-874-3334

Includes the municipalities of Ashland Borough, Butler Township, Conyngham Township, Frackville Borough, Girardville Borough, Gordon Borough, Ringtown Borough, Union Township.

Square Miles

72.10

Students Enrolled

1,958

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • North Schuylkill Elem Sch (K-6)
  • North Schuylkill JSHS (7-12)

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

Total Students

1,958

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.30%
Asian
0.50%
Black
1.10%
Latino
3.60%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
1.30%
White
93.20%

Gender

Male
52.90%
Female
47.10%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.66%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$45,227.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $12,479,286.38 42.24%
State Revenues $16,166,263.74 54.72%
Federal $895,453.02 3.03%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$7,616,018.04
Property Values Within District
$85,100.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

89.78%

Rigorous Courses

8
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

56.10%
College/University
0.81%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 62.69% 39.10% N/A
Grade 4 56.55% 26.63% 79.88%
Grade 5 58.59% 32.81% N/A
Grade 6 52.44% 26.83% N/A
Grade 7 59.75% 32.08% N/A
Grade 8 52.11% 24.48% 48.25%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 60.58% 70.80% 76.09%

Staff

136

Teachers

8

Administrators

94

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Robert Ackell

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Charles Hepler
Board President
9 2019-2023
Roy Green
Board Vice President
9 2019-2023
Tom Fletcher
7 2017-2021
Douglas Gressens
7 2017-2021
Michael Kiehl
1 2019-2023
Suzanne O'Neill
10 2017-2021
Janine Simms
7 2017-2021
Glenn Weist
7 2017-2021
Mary Anne Woodward
5 2019-2023

* 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.