Williams Valley School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Schuylkill

District Profile

10330 State Route 209

Tower City, PA 17980-9474

Phone 717-647-2167

Fax 717-647-2055

Includes the municipalities of Porter Township, Rush Township, Tower City Borough, Wiconisco Township, Williams Township, Williamstown Borough.

Square Miles

61.60

Students Enrolled

1,032

Total Number of Schools:

2
  • Williams Valley El Sch (K-6)
  • Williams Valley JSHS (7-12)

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

Total Students

1,032

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.40%
Black
2.00%
Latino
3.50%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
4.90%
White
89.00%

Gender

Male
50.90%
Female
49.10%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.73%
English Learner
1.00%

Financials

Median Household Income

$48,327.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $4,690,924.53 28.26%
State Revenues $10,980,430.22 66.15%
Federal $277,012.06 1.66%
Other $650,421.15 3.91%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$2,366,539.96
Property Values Within District
$83,100.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

88.06%

Rigorous Courses

4
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

42.03%
College/University
18.84%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 58.11% 44.60% N/A
Grade 4 43.82% 28.09% 69.66%
Grade 5 66.23% 49.35% N/A
Grade 6 46.48% 14.09% N/A
Grade 7 48.35% 8.79% N/A
Grade 8 56.00% 9.33% 37.33%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 59.65% 63.16% 70.18%

Staff

95

Teachers

6

Administrators

20

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

11:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Diane Best

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 Monger
Board President
2 2019-2023
Joanna Stroup
Board Vice President
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

James Deiter
1 2020-2021
David Ferraro
7 2017-2021
Jennifer Kramer
7 2017-2021
John Mika
9 2017-2021
Tracey Minnich
27 2019-2023
William Smith
1 2020-2021
Christopher Stroup
10 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.