West Branch Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Clearfield

District Profile

516 Allport Cutoff

Morrisdale, PA 16858-9725

Phone 814-345-5628

Fax 814-345-5220

Includes the municipalities of Cooper Township, Graham Township, Karthaus Township, Morris Township, West Keating Township.

Square Miles

165.50

Students Enrolled

1,013

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • West Branch Area El Sch (K-4)
  • West Branch Area HS (9-12)
  • West Branch MS (5-6,7-8)
District Provided Online Learning

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

Total Students

1,013

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.80%
Asian
0.10%
Black
0.80%
Latino
0.70%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.90%
White
96.70%

Gender

Male
52.40%
Female
47.60%

Other Statistics

Special Education
22.54%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$48,157.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $5,479,554.23 30.73%
State Revenues $11,762,755.28 65.97%
Federal $586,312.20 3.28%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$3,692,308.67
Property Values Within District
$89,000.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

78.65%

Rigorous Courses

4
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

58.90%
College/University
4.11%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 61.43% 54.29% N/A
Grade 4 61.25% 46.34% 86.59%
Grade 5 49.25% 41.79% N/A
Grade 6 65.56% 34.44% N/A
Grade 7 48.68% 28.95% N/A
Grade 8 56.79% 13.75% 60.00%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 51.09% 73.12% 62.37%

Staff

75

Teachers

4

Administrators

51

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Michelle Dutrow

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Chad Diviney
Board President
8 2017-2021
Christina Brown
Board Vice President
6 2019-2023
Larry Allen
< 1 year 2020-2021
Paul Carr
1 2017-2021
James Emigh
1 2019-2023
Robert Seprish
10 2019-2023
Melvin Smeal
11 2017-2021
Tom Veres
7 2017-2021
Donald Yontosh
22 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.