Schuylkill Valley School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Berks

District Profile

929 Lakeshore Dr

Leesport, PA 19533-8631

Phone 610-916-0957

Fax 610-926-3960

Includes the municipalities of Bern Township, Centerport Borough, Centre Township, Leesport Borough, Ontelaunee Township.

Square Miles

52.00

Students Enrolled

2,063

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Schuylkill Valley El Sch (K-4)
  • Schuylkill Valley HS (9-12)
  • Schuylkill Valley MS (5-6,7-8)
District Provided Online Learning

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

Total Students

2,063

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
1.50%
Black
2.80%
Latino
9.80%
Pacific Islander
0.30%
2 or More Races
1.50%
White
83.90%

Gender

Male
49.80%
Female
50.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.31%
English Learner
0.60%

Financials

Median Household Income

$70,007.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $27,993,174.18 75.34%
State Revenues $8,889,722.88 23.92%
Federal $271,820.50 0.73%
Other $493.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$23,742,221.42
Property Values Within District
$204,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

90.51%

Rigorous Courses

11
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

72.41%
College/University
6.21%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 76.87% 63.01% N/A
Grade 4 67.30% 34.18% 78.48%
Grade 5 71.13% 45.78% N/A
Grade 6 63.95% 44.12% N/A
Grade 7 70.30% 42.42% N/A
Grade 8 77.25% 44.91% 62.05%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 77.61% 69.34% 84.67%

Staff

138

Teachers

8

Administrators

88

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Michael Mitchell

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
G. Dane Miller
Board President
13 2019-2023
George Mertz
Board Vice President
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Paul Bendigo
7 2017-2021
Robert Dempsey
21 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Nicoleen Kleffel
3 2017-2021
Linda Lash
23 2017-2021
David Moll
5 2019-2023
Kevin Raudenbush
13 2017-2021
Alfonso Rossi
3 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.