Berwick Area School District
| Berwick Area School District | |
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| Address | |
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500 Line Street Berwick, Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Luzerne County 18603-3325 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Closed | Mulberry Street Elementary School closed August 2006 |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Mr. Wayne D. Brookhart salary $126,413 (2012), $139,370 (2013) contract July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018 |
| Administrator |
Mrs Christina Bason - Business Manager salary $81,234 (2012) |
| Principal | Peters, Randy, ES, $86,809 (2012) |
| Principal | Bulkley, Robert, ES salary $81,728 (2012) |
| Principal | Leighow, Patricia, salary $80,000 |
| Principal |
Croop, Robert, HS salary $79,831 (2012), $84,872 (2013) |
| Principal | Definnis, Sally, salary $73,584 |
| Staff | 246 non teaching staff members (2011) |
| Faculty | 230 teachers (2011-12) |
| Grades | Preschool - 12th |
| Age | 4 years old to 21 years old special education students |
| Pupils |
2,877 pupils (2016) |
| • Kindergarten | 258 (2012), 242 (2010) |
| • Grade 1 | 235 (2012), 237 |
| • Grade 2 | 242 (2012), 213 |
| • Grade 3 | 231 (2012), 192 |
| • Grade 4 | 259 (2012), 239 |
| • Grade 5 | 210 (2012), 210 |
| • Grade 6 | 224 (2012), 251 |
| • Grade 7 | 248 (2012), 275 |
| • Grade 8 | 237 (2012), 287 |
| • Grade 9 | 207 (2012), 259 |
| • Grade 10 | 224 (2012), 263 |
| • Grade 11 | 212 (2012), 196 |
| • Grade 12 | 239 (2012), 221 (2010) |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to decline to 2,941 in 2019 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Budget |
$44,455,576.95 (2016-17) |
| per pupil spending |
$11,004 (2008) |
| Website | http://www.berwicksd.org/ |
Mrs Christina Bason - Business Manager salary $81,234 (2012)
Mr Steven Christian - IMS Director
Morrison, M Holly, Supervisor salary $102,855
Christina Bason, Supervisor $93,063
Kupsky, Wendy, Supervisor salary $87,975 (2012), $93,758 (2013)
Croop, Robert, HS salary $79,831 (2012), $84,872 (2013)
Gregory P. Michael VP
2,877 pupils (2016)
2,899 pupils (2015)
2,972 pupils (2014)
3,014 pupils (2012)
3,085 pupils (2010)
$44,455,576.95 (2016-17)
$40,416,234.24 (2013-14)
$40,213,699.96 (2012-13)
$11,004 (2008)
$11,209 (2010)
The Berwick Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district. Berwick Area School District encompasses approximately 101 square miles (260 km2), spanning portions of two central Pennsylvania counties. In Columbia County it covers the Boroughs of Berwick and Briar Creek and Briar Creek Township. In Luzerne County it covers the Borough of Nescopeck and Hollenback Township, Nescopeck Township and Salem Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 22,622. By 2010, the District's population had declined to 22,332 people. The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 82.1% high school graduates and 13.7% college graduates. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 49.8% of the Berwick Area School District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. The per capita income of residents was $16,041 in 2009, while the median family income was $37,684 a year. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501, while the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Columbia County, the median household income was $42,788. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
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