Upper Adams School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Adams

District Profile

PO Box 847

161 N Main St

Biglerville, PA 17307-0847

Phone 717-677-7191

Fax 717-677-9807

Includes the municipalities of Arendtsville Borough, Bendersville Borough, Biglerville Borough, Butler Township, Menallen Township, Tyrone Township.

Square Miles

83.70

Students Enrolled

1,697

Total Number of Schools:

5
  • Arendtsville El Sch (4-6)
  • Bendersville El Sch (4-6)
  • Biglerville El Sch (K-3)
  • Biglerville HS (9-12)
  • Upper Adams MS (7-8)
District Provided Online Learning

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

Total Students

1,697

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.20%
Black
1.40%
Latino
28.30%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
0.80%
White
69.10%

Gender

Male
52.30%
Female
47.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
13.88%
English Learner
8.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$65,197.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $15,527,961.00 55.38%
State Revenues $12,178,811.93 43.44%
Federal $327,510.00 1.16%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$11,304,981.39
Property Values Within District
$180,900.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

87.79%

Rigorous Courses

4
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

57.02%
College/University
5.79%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 67.59% 61.11% N/A
Grade 4 58.10% 41.91% 76.19%
Grade 5 64.09% 28.87% N/A
Grade 6 62.16% 51.35% N/A
Grade 7 67.21% 54.92% N/A
Grade 8 68.80% 48.39% 60.48%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 61.83% 71.54% 75.57%

Staff

116

Teachers

9

Administrators

57

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Wesley Doll

School Board Directors *

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

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Ronald Ebbert
Board Vice President
14 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Susan Crouse
3 2017-2021
Christopher Fee
13 2019-2023
Cynthia Janczyk
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Elaine Jones
16 2017-2021
James Lady
< 1 year 2020-2021
Eduardo Ponce
3 2017-2021
James Rutkowski
6 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.