Daniel Boone Area School District
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2144 Weavertown Road Southeastern Berks County Douglassville, Pennsylvania, Berks County 19518 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Closed | Amity Intrmd Center (2013), Amity Primary Center (2013), Monocacy Kdg Ctr (2008), Roosevelt El Center (1990) |
| Superintendent | James Harris |
| President | Michael Wolfe |
| Administrator |
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| Principal | Melanie Hefter, BEC/MEC |
| Principal | Dane Miller, AEC |
| Principal | Jenny Rexrode, MS |
| Principal | Preston McKnight, HS |
| Staff | 276 non teaching staff members 2011 |
| Faculty | 230 teachers (2011) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age range | 5 years old Kindergarten - 21 years old for special education students |
| Pupils | 3,928 pupils (2011) |
| • Grade 3 | 227 |
| • Grade 4 | 327 |
| • Grade 5 | 316 |
| • Grade 6 | 326 |
| • Grade 7 | 304 |
| • Grade 8 | 313 |
| • Grade 9 | 293 |
| • Grade 10 | 295 |
| • Grade 11 | 308 |
| • Grade 12 | 308 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.05:1 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Carolina Blue and White |
| Athletics | Cheer, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Tennis, Softball, ettc. |
| Mascot | Blazers |
| Nickname | Boone |
| Rival | Exeter |
| Average SAT scores | 1493 |
| Newspaper | The Boone Tribune |
| Yearbook | Orion |
| Budget |
$52,630,781 (2013–14) 50,776,154 (2012–13) |
| Per pupil spending | $11,381 (2008) |
| Per pupil spending | $12,400.53 (2011) |
| Website | http://www.dboone.org/ |
$52,630,781 (2013–14) 50,776,154 (2012–13)
$49,479,072 (2011–12)
$49,980,958 (2010–11)
$41,502,000 (2009–10)
$39,608,000 (2008–09)
$36,794,000 (2007–08)
The Daniel Boone Area School District covers the Borough of Birdsboro and Amity Township and Union Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 39 square miles (100 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 17,384. By 2010, the district's population increased to 21,270 people. In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $23,825, while the median family income was $63,824. 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 Daniel Boone Area School District officials, in school year 2009-10 the District provided basic educational services to 3,973 pupils. It employed: 279 teachers, 222 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Daniel Boone Area School District received more than $14.4 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
Daniel Boone Area School District operates Daniel Boone High School (9-12), Daniel Boone Middle School (6-8), Amity Elementary Center (K-5), Birdsboro Elementary Center (3-5) and Monocacy Elementary Center (K-2). In 2009, 100% of the kindergarteners in Daniel Boone Area School District attended full-day kindergarten. This program was later reduced to half-time by order of the Board of Directors due to budgetary constraints. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
Daniel Boone Area 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.
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