Somerset Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Somerset

District Profile

645 S Columbia Ave Ste 110

Somerset, PA 15501-2513

Phone 814-443-2831

Fax 814-443-1964

Includes the municipalities of Jefferson Township, Lincoln Township, Somerset Borough, Somerset Township.

Square Miles

134.60

Students Enrolled

2,083

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Eagle View El Sch (3-5)
  • Maple Ridge El Sch (PreK,K-2)
  • Somerset Area Jr-Sr HS (6,7-12)

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

Total Students

2,083

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
1.30%
Black
1.20%
Latino
2.90%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
2.20%
White
92.10%

Gender

Male
51.30%
Female
48.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.76%
English Learner
1.00%

Financials

Median Household Income

$47,905.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $21,864,304.28 58.57%
State Revenues $14,568,016.44 39.02%
Federal $894,811.66 2.39%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$17,138,093.17
Property Values Within District
$117,000.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

92.42%

Rigorous Courses

9
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

48.66%
College/University
9.09%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 64.18% 60.45% N/A
Grade 4 71.32% 51.16% 90.70%
Grade 5 72.44% 62.21% N/A
Grade 6 84.69% 65.77% N/A
Grade 7 71.75% 44.63% N/A
Grade 8 72.46% 36.96% 62.32%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 77.98% 79.17% 77.38%

Staff

160

Teachers

8

Administrators

89

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Krista Mathias

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
John Barth
Board President
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Joe Olsavsky
Board Vice President
3 2017-2021
Carly Broucher
1 2019-2023
Barbara Lynch
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Andrew Olson
1 2019-2023
Bert Ries
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Jan Tomko
3 2017-2021
Mark Weimer
12 2017-2021
Randy Welker
11 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.