Cheltenham Township School District
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2000 Ashbourne Road Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, Montgomery 19027-1031 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Salubritas et Eruditio Where Excellence Begins With Education |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Staff | 338 non teaching staff members 2011 |
| Faculty | 390 teachers |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 4,445 students 2011 |
| • Grade 1 | 315 |
| • Grade 2 | 330 |
| • Grade 3 | 329 |
| • Grade 4 | 329 |
| • Grade 5 | 329 |
| • Grade 6 | 320 |
| • Grade 7 | 354 |
| • Grade 8 | 386 |
| • Grade 9 | 434 |
| • Grade 10 | 346 |
| • Grade 11 | 328 |
| • Grade 12 | 341 |
| Sports | PIAA |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Communities served | Glenside, Wyncote, Cheltenham, Melrose Park, Elkins Park, Laverock, La Mott |
| Per pupil spending | $19,482 (2008) |
| Per pupil spending | $21,100.97 (2010) ranked 9th in State for PPS |
| Website | http://www.cheltenham.org/sdct/site/default.asp |
The Cheltenham Township School District is a public school district serving Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The District encompasses approximately 9 square miles (23 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 36,875. By 2010, the District's population declined to 36,000 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $31,424, while the median family income was $76,792. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Cheltenham Township School District provided basic educational services to 4,365 pupils. Cheltenham Township School District employed: 399 teachers, 259 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 38 administrators. Cheltenham Township School District received more than $12.2 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. In school year 2005-06, Cheltenham Township School District reported an enrollment of 4,642 pupils. Cheltenham Township School District employed: 413 teachers, 253 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 39 administrators. Cheltenham Township School District received more than $11.7 million in state funding in school year 2005-06.
The district operates seven schools.
Cheltenham Township School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve without compensation for a term of four years), 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. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board. The School Board enters into individual employment contracts for these positions. In Pennsylvania, public school districts are required to give 150 days notice to the Superintendent regrading renewal of the employment contract.
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