Ridgway Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Elk

District Profile

62 School Dr

Ridgway, PA 15853-6438

Phone 814-773-3146

Fax 814-776-4299

Includes the municipalities of Horton Township, Ridgway Borough, Ridgway Township, Spring Creek Township.

Square Miles

184.20

Students Enrolled

792

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Francis S Grandinetti El Sch (K-5)
  • Ridgway Area HS (9-12)
  • Ridgway Area MS (6,7-8)
District Provided Online Learning
District Provided

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

Total Students

792

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.20%
Black
1.40%
Latino
2.20%
Pacific Islander
0.40%
2 or More Races
2.00%
White
93.80%

Gender

Male
51.60%
Female
48.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
16.02%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$48,968.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $5,281,690.45 39.16%
State Revenues $8,120,381.43 60.22%
Federal $82,135.33 0.60%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$3,083,666.25
Property Values Within District
$84,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

93.22%

Rigorous Courses

5
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

66.07%
College/University
5.36%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 70.91% 65.46% N/A
Grade 4 71.43% 53.57% 87.27%
Grade 5 66.07% 59.65% N/A
Grade 6 70.21% 54.35% N/A
Grade 7 78.00% 80.00% N/A
Grade 8 81.48% 53.70% 77.78%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 77.94% 83.82% 88.24%

Staff

64

Teachers

4

Administrators

32

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

12:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Heather McMahon-Vargas

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Aimee Kemick
Board President
7 2017-2021
Padraic McGrath
Board Vice President
3 2017-2021
Jeannie Allenbaugh
5 2019-2023
Michael Fernan
2 2018-2021
Amy Goode
2 2019-2023
Johna Holtz
13 2019-2023
Sandra Lawrie
1 2019-2023
Andrew Thompson
6 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.