South Side Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Beaver

District Profile

4949 Route 151

Hookstown, PA 15050-1439

Phone 724-573-9581

Fax 724-573-0414

Includes the municipalities of Frankfort Springs Borough, Georgetown Borough, Greene Township, Hanover Township, Hookstown Borough, Shippingport Borough.

Square Miles

75.60

Students Enrolled

997

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • South Side El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • South Side HS (9-12)
  • South Side MS (6,7-8)
District Provided Online Learning

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

Total Students

997

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
<0.01%
Black
0.30%
Latino
0.20%
Pacific Islander
0.30%
2 or More Races
1.60%
White
97.50%

Gender

Male
55.00%
Female
45.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.11%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$68,783.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $8,713,455.00 37.17%
State Revenues $14,471,460.00 61.73%
Federal $254,491.00 1.08%
Other $1,900.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$6,786,579.00
Property Values Within District
$168,400.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

92.71%

Rigorous Courses

11
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

72.22%
College/University
1.11%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 77.78% 59.26% N/A
Grade 4 66.67% 48.44% 90.63%
Grade 5 79.71% 57.97% N/A
Grade 6 70.00% 54.93% N/A
Grade 7 67.12% 54.80% N/A
Grade 8 52.11% 8.33% 56.34%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 73.91% 76.81% 92.75%

Staff

89

Teachers

5

Administrators

37

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

11:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Alan Fritz

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Bernice Woodling
Board President
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Shelly Youree
Board Vice President
19
Ronald Garvey
5 2019-2023
Kelli Heberle
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Donald Parsons
7
Larry Smith
10 2017-2021
Craig Stewart
2 2019-2021
Robert Tellish
9 2019-2023
Farin Weltner
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

* 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.