Avonworth School District
| Avonworth School District | |
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258 Josephs Lane Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County 15237 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 members |
| Superintendent | Tom Ralston |
| Faculty | 114 teachers (2010) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Pupils | 1407 pupils (2010) |
| • Kindergarten | 89 |
| • Grade 1 | 128 |
| • Grade 2 | 105 |
| • Grade 3 | 124 |
| • Grade 4 | 101 |
| • Grade 5 | 121 |
| • Grade 6 | 96 |
| • Grade 7 | 107 |
| • Grade 8 | 119 |
| • Grade 9 | 102 |
| • Grade 10 | 109 |
| • Grade 11 | 105 |
| • Grade 12 | 88 |
| • Other | Enrollment is projected to be 1447 pupils in 2020 |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Antelope |
| Budget | $23.6 million |
| Per pupil spending | $16,374 (2008) |
| Per pupil spending | $14,916.43 (2010) |
| Website | http://www.avonworth.k12.pa.us/ |
The Avonworth School District is a small, suburban, public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Avonworth School District encompasses approximately 11 square miles. The district serves the Boroughs of Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights and Emsworth and Kilbuck Township and Ohio Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 8,716 people. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $27,781 a year, while the median family income was $62,331. According to District officials, in school year 2009-10 the Avonworth School District provided basic educational services to 1,409 pupils through the employment of 122 teachers, 83 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 15 administrators. Avonworth School District received more than $4.7 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
The district operates four schools: Avonworth High School (9th–12th), Avonworth Middle School (6th–8th), Avonworth Elementary School (3rd-5th), and Avonworth Primary Center (K-2nd).
The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low-income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills.
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