Tussey Mountain School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Bedford

District Profile

199 Front St

Saxton, PA 16678-8610

Phone 814-635-3670

Fax 814-635-3928

Includes the municipalities of Broad Top City Borough, Broad Top Township, Carbon Township, Coaldale Borough, Coalmont Borough, Dudley Borough, Hopewell Township, Liberty Township, Saxton Borough, Todd Township, Wood Township.

Square Miles

173.20

Students Enrolled

940

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Tussey Mountain EL (PreK,K-4)
  • Tussey Mountain HS (9-12)
  • Tussey Mountain MS (5-6,7-8)
District Provided Online Learning
District Provided

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

Total Students

940

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.20%
Black
0.50%
Latino
0.50%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.70%
White
98.00%

Gender

Male
52.10%
Female
47.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.00%
English Learner
<0.01%

Financials

Median Household Income

$45,299.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $4,896,419.00 27.92%
State Revenues $12,212,650.46 69.64%
Federal $425,982.48 2.42%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$3,337,661.93
Property Values Within District
$91,100.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

86.59%

Rigorous Courses

3
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

43.24%
College/University
6.76%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 66.67% 58.67% N/A
Grade 4 49.25% 35.82% 82.09%
Grade 5 60.53% 28.00% N/A
Grade 6 61.54% 38.46% N/A
Grade 7 56.36% 16.36% N/A
Grade 8 41.18% 13.64% 44.78%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 59.32% 65.00% 58.33%

Staff

74

Teachers

5

Administrators

44

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Jerry Shoemake

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
James Hodge
Board President
11 2019-2023
Harry Watkins
Board Vice President
3 2017-2021 2
Adam Baker
3 2019-2023
John Baughman
4 2017-2021
Brenda Folk
5 2019-2023
James Hodge
3 2017-2021
Roy McCabe
21 2017-2021
Chad Myers
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Bradley Rouser
2 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.