West Allegheny School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Allegheny

District Profile

PO Box 55

Imperial, PA 15126-0055

Phone 724-695-3422

Fax 724-695-3788

Includes the municipalities of Findlay Township, North Fayette Township, Oakdale Borough.

Square Miles

57.90

Students Enrolled

3,348

Total Number of Schools:

5
  • Donaldson Elem Sch (K-5)
  • McKee El Sch (K-5)
  • West Allegheny MS (6,7-8)
  • West Allegheny SHS (9-12)
  • Wilson El Sch (K-5)

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

Total Students

3,348

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
2.30%
Black
2.40%
Latino
1.40%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
4.00%
White
89.80%

Gender

Male
50.80%
Female
49.20%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.09%
English Learner
1.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$74,826.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $46,760,051.43 74.16%
State Revenues $15,857,482.01 25.15%
Federal $431,163.73 0.68%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$37,853,356.36
Property Values Within District
$165,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

92.96%

Rigorous Courses

18
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

86.27%
College/University
1.96%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 84.49% 79.59% N/A
Grade 4 80.33% 74.69% 93.47%
Grade 5 82.33% 76.74% N/A
Grade 6 82.79% 54.92% N/A
Grade 7 74.90% 52.23% N/A
Grade 8 78.97% 51.38% 68.38%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 72.69% 77.48% 81.78%

Staff

218

Teachers

9

Administrators

114

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Jerri Lippert

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Robert Ostrander
Board President
15 2019-2023
Mark Rosen
Board Vice President
6 2019-2023
George Bartha
7 2017-2021
Joel Colinear
1 2019-2023
Edward Faux
21 2019-2023
Kevin Hancock
1 2019-2023
Tracy Kosis
15 2017-2021
Debbie Mirich
17 2019-2023
Tracy Pustover
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.