Penn-Trafford School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Westmoreland

District Profile

PO Box 530

1006 Harrison City - Export Rd

Harrison City, PA 15636-0530

Phone 724-744-4496

Fax 724-744-4016

Includes the municipalities of Jeannette City, Manor Borough, Penn Borough, Penn Township, Trafford Borough, Trafford Borough.

Square Miles

34.00

Students Enrolled

3,851

Total Number of Schools:

8
  • Harrison Park El Sch (K,1-5)
  • Level Green El Sch (K,1-5)
  • McCullough El Sch (K,1-5)
  • Penn MS (6,7-8)
  • Penn Trafford HS (9-12)
  • Sunrise El Sch (K,1-5)
  • Trafford El Sch (K,1-5)
  • Trafford MS (6,7-8)

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

Total Students

3,851

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
1.00%
Black
1.50%
Latino
0.80%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
1.30%
White
95.10%

Gender

Male
52.00%
Female
48.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
10.25%
English Learner
0.20%

Financials

Median Household Income

$74,318.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $29,830,000.60 53.54%
State Revenues $25,224,354.27 45.28%
Federal $432,976.00 0.77%
Other $217,844.89 0.39%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$23,655,042.88
Property Values Within District
$177,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

97.92%

Rigorous Courses

15
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

81.31%
College/University
1.78%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 89.21% 86.72% N/A
Grade 4 87.87% 80.52% 97.79%
Grade 5 78.15% 72.86% N/A
Grade 6 80.46% 58.55% N/A
Grade 7 83.33% 52.46% N/A
Grade 8 82.32% 50.80% 75.88%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 85.62% 80.57% 92.53%

Staff

235

Teachers

11

Administrators

132

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Matthew Harris

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Toni Ising
Board President
11 2017-2021
Jim Matarazzo
Board Vice President
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Philip Kochasic
17 2019-2023
Dr. Scott Koscho
13 2019-2023
Carl Leonard
3 2017-2021
Dallas Leonard
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Richard Niemiec
11 2017-2021
Nick Petrucci
41 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Martin Stovar
9 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.