Oxford Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Chester

District Profile

125 Bell Tower Ln

Oxford, PA 19363-1208

Phone 610-932-6600

Fax 610-932-6614

Includes the municipalities of East Nottingham Township, Elk Township, Lower Oxford Township, Oxford Borough, Upper Oxford Township, West Nottingham Township.

Square Miles

81.50

Students Enrolled

3,757

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Elk Ridge School (1-2)
  • Hopewell El Sch (5-6)
  • Jordan Bank Sch (K)
  • Nottingham Sch (3-4)
  • Oxford Area HS (9-12)
  • Penn's Grove Sch (7-8)

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

Total Students

3,757

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.50%
Black
3.70%
Latino
27.80%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
2.80%
White
64.90%

Gender

Male
50.50%
Female
49.50%

Other Statistics

Special Education
19.84%
English Learner
9.00%

Financials

Median Household Income

$72,252.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $39,130,285.67 59.96%
State Revenues $25,067,220.35 38.41%
Federal $947,979.19 1.45%
Other $110,891.99 0.16%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$33,220,462.90
Property Values Within District
$259,300.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

91.91%

Rigorous Courses

20
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

66.47%
College/University
4.23%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 56.56% 45.08% N/A
Grade 4 61.18% 44.14% 73.05%
Grade 5 56.03% 40.86% N/A
Grade 6 62.41% 35.82% N/A
Grade 7 59.67% 43.61% N/A
Grade 8 62.23% 23.91% 50.00%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 59.80% 58.82% 68.77%

Staff

239

Teachers

12

Administrators

113

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: David Woods

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Joseph Tighe
Board President
9 2019-2023
Mark Patterson
Board Vice President
5 2019-2023
Kristen Dean
3 2017-2021
Stephen Gaspar
9 2017-2021
Jennifer Harrison
1 2019-2023
Dr. Eric Owens
2 2019-2021
Howard Robinson
13 2019-2023
Robert Tenga
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Jenifer Warren
3 2017-2021 1

* 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.