Rockwood Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Somerset

District Profile

439 Somerset Ave

Rockwood, PA 15557-1297

Phone 814-926-4688

Fax 814-926-2880

Includes the municipalities of Black Township, Casselman Borough, Middlecreek Township, Milford Township, New Centerville Borough, Rockwood Borough, Seven Springs Borough, Upper Turkeyfoot Township.

Square Miles

146.40

Students Enrolled

702

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • Rockwood Area El Sch (K-6)
  • Rockwood Area JSHS (7-12)
District Provided Online Learning

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

Total Students

702

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.40%
Asian
0.60%
Black
1.30%
Latino
0.80%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.10%
White
96.70%

Gender

Male
50.10%
Female
49.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
9.54%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$52,093.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $5,722,789.20 50.94%
State Revenues $5,334,559.95 47.48%
Federal $176,734.30 1.57%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$4,644,437.68
Property Values Within District
$116,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

98.11%

Rigorous Courses

4
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

52.83%
College/University
0.00%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 80.95% 78.57% N/A
Grade 4 72.50% 40.00% 90.00%
Grade 5 74.58% 76.27% N/A
Grade 6 75.00% 45.31% N/A
Grade 7 74.58% 52.54% N/A
Grade 8 69.23% 36.54% 69.23%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 85.71% 80.95% 88.89%

Staff

54

Teachers

4

Administrators

22

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Mark Bower

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Irvin Kimmel
Board President
8 2019-2023
Adam Sembower
Board Vice President
5 2017-2021
Ashley Baker
3 2019-2023
Dr. Hailey Miller
1 2020-2021
Bradley Pletcher
1 2019-2023
Tyler Pritts
3 2017-2021
Clair Saylor
22 2017-2021
Richard Stoner
15 2017-2021
Noah Wareham
7 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.