Towanda Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Bradford

District Profile

410 State St

Towanda, PA 18848-8795

Phone 570-265-9894

Fax 570-265-6802

Includes the municipalities of Asylum Township, Franklin Township, Monroe Borough, Monroe Township, North Towanda Township, Standing Stone Township, Towanda Borough, Towanda Township, Wysox Township.

Square Miles

162.50

Students Enrolled

1,554

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Morrow El Sch (K-2)
  • Towanda Area El Sch (3-6)
  • Towanda Area JSHS (7-12)

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

Total Students

1,554

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.90%
Black
1.40%
Latino
1.70%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.80%
White
95.00%

Gender

Male
49.80%
Female
50.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
15.08%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$50,039.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $11,593,652.70 45.45%
State Revenues $13,254,828.48 51.96%
Federal $658,771.60 2.58%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$8,622,054.17
Property Values Within District
$148,900.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

90.24%

Rigorous Courses

13
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

61.26%
College/University
9.01%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 57.90% 51.75% N/A
Grade 4 53.10% 36.28% 72.57%
Grade 5 49.53% 50.00% N/A
Grade 6 57.96% 36.36% N/A
Grade 7 44.92% 17.80% N/A
Grade 8 45.00% 11.00% 50.00%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 51.18% 53.54% 61.42%

Staff

98

Teachers

7

Administrators

43

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dennis Peachey

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Peggi Munkittrick
Board President
23 2017-2021
Evelyn Sherburne
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Brady Finogle
3 2017-2021
Mark Gannon
9 2019-2023
Brooks Greenland
8 2019-2023
John Hennessy
4 2017-2021
Chad Strickland
1 2019-2023
Matthew Tavani
3 2017-2021
Deborah West
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.