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The Warren County School District (WCSD) is a public school district in Warren County, Pennsylvania
Warren County, Pennsylvania
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 41,815. It was formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango County until Warren was formally organized in 1819. Its county...

, and it is designed to encompass all but three county municipalities. It has four attendance areas: North, East, West and Central. Warren County School District encompasses approximately 792 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 40,689. In 2009, the residents' per capita income was $17,898, while median family income: $42,714. Per school district officials, in school year 2005–06, the Warren County School District provided basic educational services to 5,552 pupils through the employment of 474 teachers, 302 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 28 administrators. The Warren County School District received more than $33 million in state funding in school year 2005–06.

Schools


Academic achievement

All WCSD schools are working on school improvement plans. Every school has a School Improvement Team.

Warren County School District was ranked 328th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2011 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance based on the PSSA
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment is a standardized test administered to public schools in the state of Pennsylvania. Students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 are assessed in reading skills and mathematics. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are assessed in writing skills...

s for: reading, writing, math and three years of science.
  • 2010 – 302nd
  • 2009 – 298th
  • 2008 – 289th
  • 2007 – 266th out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts.


In 2009, the academic achievement, of the students in the Warren County School District, was in the 32nd percentile among all 500 Pennsylvania school districts Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)

Graduation rate

In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Warren County School District's rate was 84% for 2010.

According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
  • 2010 – 92%
  • 2009 – 91%
  • 2008 – 90%
  • 2007 – 90%


College remediation:
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...

 study released in January 2009, 17% of Warren County School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a large public university system in the United States. It is the tenth-largest university system in the United States and 43rd largest in the world...

 or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...

, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

Academic achievement districtwide

In 2010, the Warren County School District was achieved AYP status. In 2009, the district was in Making Progress: in District Improvement I due to chronically, low student achievement.

11th Grade Reading
  • 2010 – 61% on grade level (23% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 66% of 11th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 68% (16% below basic), State – 65%


11th Grade Math:
  • 2010 – 55%, on grade level (32% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 57% (22% below basic). State – 56%.


11th Grade Science:
  • 2010 – 38% on grade level (17% below basic). State – 39% of 11th graders were on grade level.
  • 2009 – 41% (20% below basic). State – 40%


8th Grade Reading
  • 2010 – 81% on grade level (9% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 81% of 8th graders on grade level.
  • 2009 – 81% (11% below basic), State – 80%


8th Grade Math:
  • 2010 – 78% on grade level (11% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 75% of 8th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 72% (10% below basic), State – 71%


8th Grade Science:
  • 2010 – 63% on grade level (21% below basic). State – 57% of 8th graders were on grade level.
  • 2009 – 61% (18% below basic), State – 55%
  • 2008 – %, State – 52%


7th Grade Reading
  • 2010 – 79% on grade level (10% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 73% of 7th graders on grade level.
  • 2009 – 74% (10% below basic), State – 71%


7th Grade Math:
  • 2010 – 80% on grade level (8% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 77% of 7th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 78% (8% below basic), State – 75%


6th Grade Reading
  • 2010 – 67% on grade level (16% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 68% of 6th graders on grade level.
  • 2009 – 71% (10% below basic), State – 67%


6th Grade Math:
  • 2010 – 76% on grade level (10% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 78% of 6th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 71% (9% below basic), State – 75%


5th Grade Reading
  • 2010 – 62% on grade level (17% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 64% of 5th graders on grade level.
  • 2009 – 61% (20% below basic), State – 64%


5th Grade Math:
  • 2010 – 65% on grade level (13% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 74% of 5th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 67% (12% below basic), State – 73%


4th Grade Reading
  • 2010 – 66% on grade level (13% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 73% of 4th graders on grade level.
  • 2009 – 66% (16% below basic), State – 72%


4th Grade Math:
  • 2010 – 80% on grade level (7% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 84% of 4th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 78% (8% below basic), State – 81%


4th Grade Science:
  • 2010 – 89% on grade level (3% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 81% of 4th graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 88% (2% below basic), State – 83%


3rd Grade Reading
  • 2010 – 78% on grade level (9% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 75% of 3rd graders on grade level.
  • 2009 – 80% (11% below basic), State – 77%


3rd Grade Math:
  • 2010 – 89% on grade level (0% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 84% of 3rd graders are on grade level.
  • 2009 – 84% (3% below basic), State – 81%

Charter School

Tidioute Community Charter School operates within the Warren County School District at 241 Main St, Tidioute. The Tidioute Community Charter School is a public, K4-12 charter school. The school was opened when the district closed Tidioute High School in 2003 and the local elementary school in 2005. TCCS serves students from the Warren County School District, Forest Area School District
Forest Area School District
Forest Area School District is a diminutive, rural, public school district in northwestern Pennsylvania. It is the public school entity for all of Forest County. It serves the communities of Marienville and Tionesta, President in Venango County and Millstone Township in Elk County...

 and Titusville Area School District
Titusville Area School District
The Titusville Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in Titusville, Pennsylvania.The School District comprises Allegheny Township, Cherrytree Township, Oilcreek Township and Pleasantville Borough located in Venango County; and Centerville Borough, Hydetown Borough,...

. Each district must provide funding for the children from its residency area. According to Pennsylvania School Code, the Warren County School District maintains high level administrative and financial oversight of the charter school. The WCSD administration forwards the state and local $!1,271 per pupil funding to the charter school. The school is required to meet the same education standards that all other public schools meet in Pennsylvania. In 2010 the enrollment was 279 with 59 low income pupils and 14 students receiving special education services.

The school achieved AYP status in 2009 and 2010 In 2010, the graduation rate was 100%. In 2009 the rate was 83% Academic Achievement Report Card 2010 http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC10S105620001000007833.PDF

In 2009/10 the school received $37,784.

Dual Enrollment

The Warren County School District has partnered with Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and St. Bonaventure University to offer college credits to area high school students through the Dual Enrollment program. Home school, charter school and private school students have access to this program by Pennsylvania Department of Education rules.

In 2010, Warren County School District received a $28,110 state grant to be used to assist students with tuition, college fees and required textbooks.

The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books. Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions. The Pennsylvania College Credit Transfer System reported in 2009, that students saved nearly $35.4 million by having their transferred credits count towards a degree under the new system.

Special Education

In December 2009, the district administration reported that 923 pupils or 17.9% of the district's pupils received Special Education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...

 services.

In compliance with state and federal law, the District engages in identification procedures to ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate educational program consisting of special education and related services, individualized to meet student needs. At no cost to the parents, these services are provided in compliance with state and federal law; and are reasonably calculated to yield meaningful educational benefit and student progress. To identify students who may be eligible for special education, various screening activities are conducted on an ongoing basis. These screening activities include: review of group-based data (cumulative records, enrollment records, health records, report cards, ability and achievement test scores); hearing, vision, motor, and speech/language screening; and review by the Instructional Support Team or Student Assistance Team. When screening results suggest that the student may be eligible, the District seeks parental consent to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation. Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the District or contact the Special Education Department.

The district provides: Early Intervention, Learning Support, Emotional Support, along with various physical disability supports.

In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000 for Special Education services. The funds were distributed to districts based on a state policy which estimates that 16% of the district's pupils are receiving special education services. This funding is in addition to the state's basic education per pupil funding, as well as, all other state and federal funding.

Warren County School District received a $3,876,382 supplement for special education services in 2010. The state provided the same level of funding for 2011–12.

Gifted Education

The District Administration reported that 181 or 3.52% of its students were gifted in 2009. By law, the district must provide mentally gifted programs at all grade levels. The primary emphasis is on enrichment and acceleration of the regular education curriculum through a push in model with the gifted instructor in the classroom with the regular instructor. Students identified as gifted attending the High School have access to honors and advanced placement courses, and dual enrollment with local colleges. The referral process for a gifted evaluation can be initiated by teachers or parents by contacting the student’s building principal and requesting an evaluation. All requests must be made in writing. To be eligible for mentally gifted programs in Pennsylvania, a student must have a cognitive ability of at least 130 as measured on a standardized ability test by a certified school psychologist. Other factors that indicate giftedness will also be considered for eligibility.

Bullying and school safety

Warren County School District administration reported there were no incidents of bullying in the district in 2009–10.

The School Board has not provided the district's antibully policy in the school district's web site. All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the district must conduct an annual review of that policy with students. The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.

Education standards relating to student safety and antiharassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.

Budget

In 2009, the district reports employing over 480 teachers with a starting salary of $38,000 for 180 days for pupil instruction. The average teacher salary was $46,430 while the maximum salary is $135,000. As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation. The school day is limited by the union contract to 7 hours 20 minutes including lunch. Special Education teachers receive additional compensation. Teachers receive a paid lunch time of 30 minutes. Additionally, Warren County School District teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance
Health insurance
Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll tax, to ensure that money is...

, professional development reimbursement, 2 paid personal days, 10 sick days, paid bereavement days and other benefits. Teachers are paid extra when they are required to work outside of the regular school day hours. Severance includes payment for unused sick days. The board has agreed to give 15 days of paid leave for teachers to work in the union's offices. According to State Rep. Glen Grell, a trustee of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System Board, a 40-year educator can retire with a pension equal to 100 percent of their final salary.

In 2011, in response to serious budget constraints the board and teachers union discussed a wage freeze. In June, the union voted to end discussions without an outcome.

In 2007, the district employed 383 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $45,018 for 180 school days worked.

Warren County School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $717.35 per pupil. The district is ranked 296th out of 500 in Pennsylvania for administrative spending. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil.

In 2008, Warren County School District reported spending $11,626 per pupil. This ranked 323rd in the commonwealth.

Reserves
In 2009, the district reported $6,607,005 in a unreserved-undesignated fund balance. The designated fund balance was reported as $1,350,000. PA school district reserve funds are divided into two categories – designated and undesignated. The undesignated funds are not committed to any planned project. Designated funds and any other funds, such as capital reserves, are allocated to specific projects. School districts are required by state law to keep 5 percent of their annual spending in the undesignated reserve funds to preserve bond ratings. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, from 2003 to 2010, as a whole, Pennsylvania school districts amassed nearly $3 billion in reserved funds.

In January 2010, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the district. Significant findings were reported to the administration and school board. In particular it found that administrative issues resulted in unverifiable Social Security and Medicare reimbursement by the state.

The district is funded by a combination of: a local income tax, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. Grants can provide an opportunity to supplement school funding without raising local taxes. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pension and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax regardless of the individual's wealth.

State basic education funding

For 2010–11, Warren County School District received a 3.06% increase in state Basic Education Funding resulting in a $25,663,540 payment. Kennett Consolidated School District
Kennett Consolidated School District
The Kennett Consolidated School District,or KCSD for short, is a public school district serving portions of Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is centered on the borough of Kennett Square and also incorporates Kennett Township, New Garden Township, and the southern portion of East Marlborough Twp....

 in Chester County
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...

 received the highest increase in the state at 23.65% increase in funding for the 2010–11 school year. One hundred fifty school districts received the base 2% increase in 2010–11. The amount of increase each school district receives is determined by the Governor and the Secretary of Education through the allocation set in the state budget proposal made in February each year.

In the 2009–2010 budget year the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 4.59% increase in Basic Education funding for a total of $24,901,859. The state Basic Education funding to the district in 2008–09 was $23,809,537.31. The district also received supplemental funding for English language learners, Title 1 federal funding for low income students, for district size, a poverty supplement from the commonwealth and more. Among the 500 school districts in Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg School District
Muhlenberg School District
The Muhlenberg Area School District is a public school district serving parts of Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. It encompasses the borough of Laureldale and the Muhlenberg Township. The district encompasses approximately 13 square miles. Per the 2000 federal census data it serves a resident...

 in Berks County received the highest with a 22.31% increase in funding.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...

, 1,702 district students received free or reduced lunches due to low family income in the 2007–2008 school year.

Accountability Block Grants

Beginning in 2004–2005, the state launched the Accountability Block Grant school funding. This program has provided $1.5 billion to Pennsylvania’s school districts. The Accountability Block Grant program requires that its taxpayer dollars are focused on specific interventions that are most likely to increase student academic achievement. These interventions include: teacher training, All Day Kindergarten, lower class size K-3rd grade, literacy and math coaching programs that provide teachers with individualized job-embedded professional development to improve their instruction, before or after school tutoring assistance to struggling students. For 2010–11, the Warren County School District applied for and received $1,353,181 in addition to all other state and federal funding. The district used the funding to provide all day kindergarten the 3rd year, to provide low class size K-3rd, to provide teacher training to provide research based instruction and to hire teacher coaches to instruct teachers.

Classrooms for the Future grant

The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006–2009. Warren County School District applied for funding for 2006–07 and was denied funding. The district did not apply again. Of the 501 public school districts in Pennsylvania, 447 of them received Classrooms for the Future state grant awards.

Education Assistance Grant

The state's EAP funding provides for the continuing support of tutoring services and other programs to address the academic needs of eligible students. Funds are available to eligible school districts and full-time career and technology centers (CTC) in which one or more schools have failed to meet at least one academic performance target, as provided for in Section 1512-C of the Pennsylvania Public School Code. In 2010–11 the Warren County School District received $311,018 in this state funded program.

Federal Stimulus Grant

The district received an extra $6,849,033 in ARRA
Arra
Arra is a census town in Puruliya district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics: India census, Arra had a population of 19,911. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Arra has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the...

 – Federal Stimulus money to be used in specific programs like special education and meeting the academic needs of low income students. The funding is for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 school years.

Race to the Top grant

School district officials applied for the Race to the Top
Race to the Top
Race to the Top, abbreviated R2T, RTTT or RTT, is a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education competition designed to spur innovation and reforms in state and local district K-12 education...

 federal grant which would have brought the district over one million additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement. Participation required the administration, the school board and the local teachers' union to sign an agreement to prioritize improving student academic success. In Pennsylvania, 120 public school districts and 56 charter schools agreed to participate. Pennsylvania was not approved for the grant. The failure of districts to agree to participate was cited as one reason that Pennsylvania was not approved.

Common Cents state initiative

The Warren County School Board chose to not permit the Pennsylvania Department of Education Common Cents program access to the district records. The program called for the state to audit the district, at no cost to local taxpayers, to identify ways the district could save tax dollars. After the review of the information, the district was not required to implement the recommended cost savings changes.

Real estate taxes

The Warren County School Board set the 2010–11 the property taxes were 48.0000 mills. A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of a property's assessed value. Irregular property reassessments have become a serious issue in the commonwealth as it creates a significant disparity in taxation within a community and across a region. Pennsylvania school district revenues are dominated by two main sources: 1) Property tax collections, which account for the vast majority (between 75–85%) of local revenues; and 2) Act 511 tax collections (Local Tax Enabling Act), which are around 15% of revenues for school districts.

Act 1 Adjusted index

The Act 1 of 2006 Index regulates the rates at which each school district can raise property taxes in Pennsylvania. Districts are not authorized to raise taxes above that index unless they allow voters to vote by referendum, or the school board seeks one or more exceptions from the state's Department of Education. The base index for the 2011–2012 school year is 1.4 percent, but the Act 1 Index can be adjusted higher, depending on a number of factors, such as property values and the personal income of district residents. Act 1 included 10 exceptions including: increasing pension costs, increases in special education costs, a catastrophe like a fire or flood, increase in health insurance costs for contracts in effect in 2006 or dwindling tax bases. The base index is the average of the percentage increase in the statewide average weekly wage, as determined by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, for the preceding calendar year and the percentage increase in the Employment Cost Index for Elementary and Secondary Schools, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is a governmental statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and...

 in the U.S. Department of Labor, for the previous 12-month period ending June 30. For a school district with a market value/personal income aid ratio (MV/PI AR) greater than 0.4000, its index equals the base index multiplied by the sum of .75 and its MV/PI AR for the current year.

The School District Adjusted Index for the Warren County School District 2006–2007 through 2010–2011.
  • 2006–07 – 5.6%, Base 3.9%
  • 2007–08 – 4.9%, Base 3.4%
  • 2008–09 – 6.3%, Base 4.4%
  • 2009–10 – 5.9%, Base 4.1%
  • 2010–11 – 4.2%, Base 2.9%
  • 2011–12 – 2.0%, Base 1.4%


Warren County School Board did not apply for exceptions to exceed the Act 1 index for the budgets in 2009–10 or in 2010–11. In the Spring of 2010, 135 Pennsylvania school boards asked to exceed their adjusted index. Approval was granted to 133 of them and 128 sought an exception for pension costs increases.

Property tax relief

In 2011, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced the district's property tax relief from gambling would be $242 for each of the 11,324 approved properties.

In 2009, the Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief from gambling for the Warren County School District was $245 per approved permanent primary residence. In the district, 11,182 property owners applied for the tax relief. The tax relief was subtracted from the total annual school property on the individual's tax bill. Property owners apply for the relief through the county Treasurer's office. Farmers can qualify for a farmstead exemption on building used for agricultural purposes. The farm must be at least 10 contiguous acres and must be the primary residence of the owner. Farmers can qualify for both the homestead exemption and the farmstead exemption. The Pennsylvania Auditor General found that 77% of property owners applied for tax relief in Warren County, in 2009. Pennsylvania awarded the highest property tax relief to residents of the Chester-Upland School District in Delaware County
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....

 at $632 per homestead and farmstead in 2010. This was the second year Chester Upland School District was the top recipient.

Additionally, the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate program is provided for low income Pennsylvanians aged 65 and older; widows and widowers aged 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 for homeowners. The maximum rebate for both homeowners and renters is $650. Applicants can exclude one-half (1/2) of their Social Security income, consequently individuals who have income substantially more than $35,000, may still qualify for a rebate. Individuals must apply annually for the rebate. This can be taken in addition to Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief.

Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale. According to the Tax Foundation
Tax Foundation
The Tax Foundation is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank founded in 1937 that collects data and publishes research studies on tax policies at the federal and state levels. The organization is broken into three primary areas of research which are the Center for Federal Fiscal Policy, The and the...

, Pennsylvania ranked 11th in the U.S. in 2008 in terms of property taxes paid as a percentage of home value (1.34%) and 12th in the country in terms of property taxes as a percentage of income (3.55%).

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports. These program begin with elementary children and extend through high school athletics. Eligibility to participate in these activities is determined by school board policy.

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those home schooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.
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