St Marys Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Elk

District Profile

977 S St Marys Rd

Saint Marys, PA 15857-2832

Phone 814-834-7831

Fax 814-781-2190

Includes the municipalities of Benezette Township, Fox Township, Jay Township, St. Mary's City.

Square Miles

341.80

Students Enrolled

2,044

Total Number of Schools:

5
  • Bennetts Valley El Sch (K-5)
  • Fox Twp El Sch (K-5)
  • South St Marys Street El Sch (K-5)
  • St Marys Area MS (6,7-8)
  • St Marys Area SHS (9-12)
District Provided

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

Total Students

2,044

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.60%
Black
0.30%
Latino
1.90%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.20%
White
95.00%

Gender

Male
52.40%
Female
47.60%

Other Statistics

Special Education
19.58%
English Learner
0.50%

Financials

Median Household Income

$50,786.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $15,125,236.91 54.37%
State Revenues $12,134,173.05 43.62%
Federal $557,929.10 2.00%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$9,693,656.64
Property Values Within District
$111,900.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

91.40%

Rigorous Courses

10
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

60.57%
College/University
1.71%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 63.93% 68.03% N/A
Grade 4 60.00% 53.33% 80.74%
Grade 5 61.91% 52.38% N/A
Grade 6 75.16% 42.86% N/A
Grade 7 61.84% 37.26% N/A
Grade 8 66.67% 30.99% 61.54%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 69.93% 71.72% 70.35%

Staff

137

Teachers

10

Administrators

62

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. G. Brian Toth

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Eric Wonderling
Board President
5 2019-2023
Stacy McKee
Board Vice President
7 2019-2023
Kathryn Blake
5 2019-2023
Bryan Chiappelli
11 2017-2021
James Condon
5 2017-2021
Timothy Frey
3 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Melissa Lundin
1 2019-2023
Lewis Murray
3 2019-2021
Robert Sorg
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.