West Perry School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Perry

District Profile

2606 Shermans Valley Rd

Elliottsburg, PA 17024-9706

Phone 717-789-3934

Fax 717-789-4997

Includes the municipalities of Blain Borough, Bloomfield Borough, Carroll Township, Centre Township, Jackson Township, Landisburg Borough, Northeast Madison Township, Saville Township, Southwest Madison Township, Spring Township, Toboyne Township, Tyrone Township.

Square Miles

314.30

Students Enrolled

2,420

Total Number of Schools:

5
  • Blain El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Carroll El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • New Bloomfield El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • West Perry MS (6,7-8)
  • West Perry SHS (9-12)

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

Total Students

2,420

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.10%
Black
0.70%
Latino
2.10%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
1.60%
White
95.20%

Gender

Male
51.60%
Female
48.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.97%
English Learner
0.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$59,905.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $20,798,979.92 52.42%
State Revenues $18,116,287.55 45.66%
Federal $759,554.42 1.91%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$13,648,095.70
Property Values Within District
$166,300.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

87.03%

Rigorous Courses

11
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

53.37%
College/University
1.23%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 54.44% 53.25% N/A
Grade 4 56.18% 34.27% 75.14%
Grade 5 60.96% 45.46% N/A
Grade 6 69.28% 43.64% N/A
Grade 7 63.68% 45.27% N/A
Grade 8 69.09% 39.63% 60.98%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 73.18% 80.11% 77.35%

Staff

159

Teachers

11

Administrators

110

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: David Zula

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Angela Smiley
Board President
3 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Charles Thiemann
Board Vice President
15 2017-2021
Theresa Adams
2 2019-2021
Denise Bidwell
1 2019-2023
George Fishel
5 2019-2023
Jean Rice
31 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Lynn Sheffer
3 2017-2021
Crystal Summers
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.