Shikellamy School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Northumberland

District Profile

200 Island Blvd

Sunbury, PA 17801-1028

Phone 570-286-3721

Fax 570-286-3776

Includes the municipalities of Northumberland Borough, Point Township, Rockefeller Township, Snydertown Borough, Sunbury City, Upper Augusta Township.

Square Miles

77.70

Students Enrolled

2,878

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Chief Shikellamy Sch (K-5)
  • Grace S Beck Sch (K-5)
  • Oaklyn Sch (K-5)
  • Priestley Sch (K-5)
  • Shikellamy HS (9-12)
  • Shikellamy MS (6,7-8)

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

Total Students

2,878

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.30%
Black
3.40%
Latino
13.50%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
4.70%
White
78.00%

Gender

Male
51.10%
Female
48.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.60%
English Learner
2.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$47,016.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $21,520,301.62 46.54%
State Revenues $22,839,006.94 49.39%
Federal $1,846,457.85 3.99%
Other $32,455.00 0.07%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$14,732,039.28
Property Values Within District
$126,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

76.53%

Rigorous Courses

12
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

60.12%
College/University
0.58%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 56.20% 47.79% N/A
Grade 4 60.09% 45.50% 82.06%
Grade 5 56.19% 45.24% N/A
Grade 6 59.31% 29.44% N/A
Grade 7 58.16% 37.56% N/A
Grade 8 56.46% 31.10% 62.20%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 63.69% 55.77% 65.36%

Staff

187

Teachers

11

Administrators

128

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Jason Bendle

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Wendy Wiest
Board President
9 2019-2023
Lori Garman
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023
Jeffrey Balestrini
3 2019-2023
Jenna Eister-Whitaker
3 2017-2021
Michael Erb
3 2017-2021
David Persing
3 2020-2021
Slade Shreck
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Gretchen Walter
3 2017-2021
Jennifer Wetzel
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.