Belle Vernon Area School District
| Belle Vernon Area School District | |
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| Address | |
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270 Crest Avenue Southwestern Pennsylvania Rostraver, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, Westmoreland County 15012 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40.1756, -79.8981 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1965, first graduating class 1966 |
| Opened | 5 days a week total 187 days |
| Closed | Act 80 Days', Holidays', Summers'. |
| School board |
President Joe Grata |
| Superintendent | Dr. John D. Wilkinson, (contract July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2022) Salary $152,981 (2013) |
| Administrator |
Mr. James Dzurica Business Manager Salary $95,000 (2017) Gregory M. Steeber, Tech. Coordinator |
| Principal |
Jason A. Boone, HS |
| Principal | Jennifer Godzak, RES |
| Principal | Gregory J. Zborovancik,BVAMS |
| Principal | Dr. Michele Dowell, MES |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old special ed. |
| Enrollment |
2,522 (2015–16) |
| • Kindergarten | 158 (2014), 223 (2010) |
| • Grade 1 | 179 (2014), 208 |
| • Grade 2 | 183 (2014), 234 |
| • Grade 3 | 194 (2014), 251 |
| • Grade 4 | 170 (2014), 232 |
| • Grade 5 | 221 (2014), 213 |
| • Grade 6 | 202 (2014), 210 |
| • Grade 7 | 177 (2014), 244 |
| • Grade 8 | 195 (2014), 276 |
| • Grade 9 | 213 (2014), 271 |
| • Grade 10 | 205 (2014), 262 |
| • Grade 11 | 214 (2014), 278 |
| • Grade 12 | 211 (2014), 248 (2010) |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 2152 pupils in 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 1⁄2 |
| Color(s) | Green, Gold, White |
| Sports | Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Track + Field, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Golf, Swimming. |
| Nickname | Leopards |
| Team name | Belle Vernon Leopards |
| Newspaper | The Leopard Tales |
| Yearbook | The Leopard Profile |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES -$8,675.06, HS - $8,422.96 |
| Revenue | $30,365,000 student $10,658 |
| Communities served | Fayette City, North Belle Vernon, Rostraver, Belle Vernon, Washington Township |
| Website | http://www.bellevernonarea.net/ |
President Joe Grata
Vice President Lou Rood
Secretary Daniel Sepesky
Assistant Secretary Edward C. Naylor
Daniel Sepesky
John M. Nusser, Jr.
Joel Whiteko
Ronald Sotta
Mr. James Dzurica Business Manager Salary $95,000 (2017)
Gregory M. Steeber, Tech. Coordinator
Jennifer Godzak, Director of Curriculum Instruction
Dave Bashada, Transportation Supervisor
Monte Maugle, Food Services Director
Jason A. Boone, HS
2,522 (2015–16)
2,614 pupils (2012-13)
2,748 pupils (2009-10)
The Belle Vernon Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Pittsburgh in rural Westmoreland County and Fayette County. The present school district was formed by a merger of the previous Belmar (having itself been the result of a merge between the Belle Vernon and Marion school districts) and Rostraver school districts in 1965. The district serves five political subdivisions located in 2 counties: Washington Township, Fayette City, North Belle Vernon, Belle Vernon, and Rostraver Township. Belle Vernon Area School District area is 42.2 square miles (109 km2). Belle Vernon Area School District in southwestern Pennsylvania lies midway between the cities of Pittsburgh on the north, Uniontown on the south, Washington to the west, and Greensburg to the east. Belle Vernon Area School District had a population as of 2000 of 20,127 residents. By 2010, the District's population declined to 18,912 people. The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 91% high school graduates and 21.6% college graduates. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 35.3% of the District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 23 students in the Belle Vernon Area School District were homeless. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $18,808, while the median family income was $43,201. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Westmoreland County, the median household income was $50,736. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.
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