Pottsville Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Schuylkill

District Profile

1501 W Laurel Blvd

Pottsville, PA 17901-1419

Phone 570-621-2900

Fax 570-621-2025

Includes the municipalities of Mechanicsville Borough, Mount Carbon Borough, Norwegian Township, Palo Alto Borough, Port Carbon Borough, Pottsville City.

Square Miles

12.20

Students Enrolled

2,651

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Clarke El Ctr (K-4)
  • Lengel MS (5-6,7-8)
  • Pottsville Area HS (9-12)

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

Total Students

2,651

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.40%
Black
7.60%
Latino
4.90%
Pacific Islander
0.30%
2 or More Races
1.60%
White
85.20%

Gender

Male
50.00%
Female
50.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
21.82%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$42,383.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $17,265,852.92 43.04%
State Revenues $21,362,576.87 53.26%
Federal $960,734.29 2.39%
Other $519,500.00 1.29%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$9,483,954.53
Property Values Within District
$77,900.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

86.12%

Rigorous Courses

11
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

55.91%
College/University
7.73%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 66.27% 53.61% N/A
Grade 4 60.53% 40.21% 86.24%
Grade 5 55.56% 29.67% N/A
Grade 6 53.33% 34.25% N/A
Grade 7 44.30% 26.42% N/A
Grade 8 57.38% 23.24% 47.28%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 67.01% 57.81% 78.35%

Staff

169

Teachers

9

Administrators

182

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Jared Gerace

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Nobel Quandel
Board President
3 2017-2021
Ann Blankenhorn
Board Vice President
5 2019-2023
Dr. Michael Cardamone
4 2019-2023
Ashley Dewitt
1 2019-2023
Dr. Christina DiCello
7 2017-2021
Patrick Moran
7 2017-2021
Craig Shields
1 2019-2023
Jerome Urban
3 2017-2021
Linda Wytovich
1 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.