Derry Township School District
| Derry Township School District | |
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| Address | |
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30 East Granada Avenue, P.O. Box 898 Hershey, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County 17033 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 elected members |
| Superintendent |
Joseph McFarland, (contract February 2, 2014 to June 30, 2017) Richard Faidley former superintendent, Salary $147,302 (2013) |
| Administrator |
Michael Frentz, Business Manager |
| Staff |
243 non teaching staff members 2013 257 non teaching staff members (2011) |
| Faculty |
250 teachers (2014) 248 teachers 2013 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old special education |
| Pupils |
3,399 pupils (2015-16) |
| • Kindergarten | 205 (2012), 201 (2010) |
| • Grade 1 | 229 (2012), 319 |
| • Grade 2 | 271 (2012), 259 |
| • Grade 3 | 251 (2012), 246 |
| • Grade 4 | 303 (2012), 264 |
| • Grade 5 | 287 (2012), 278 |
| • Grade 6 | 287 (2012), 259 |
| • Grade 7 | 288 (2012), 297 |
| • Grade 8 | 296 (2012), 276 |
| • Grade 9 | 302 (2012), 299 |
| • Grade 10 | 303 (2012), 258 |
| • Grade 11 | 285 (2012), 300 |
| • Grade 12 | 306 (2012), 281 (2010) |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Trojans |
| Budget |
$59.8 million (2016-17) |
| Per pupil Spending | $14,693 (2008) |
| Per pupil Spending | $13,438.17 (2010) |
| Website | http://www.hershey.k12.pa.us/ |
Joseph McFarland, (contract February 2, 2014 to June 30, 2017)
Michael Frentz, Business Manager
Dr. Stacy Winslow, Asst to Super Curriculum & Instruction
Jason Reifsnyder, Asst Superintendent for Personnel and Student Support Services
Steve Bell, Director of Transportation
Scott Govern, Athletic Director
Gregory Hummel, Director of Food Services
Kirsten Scheurich, Director of Special Education
Dan Tredinnick, Director of School & Community Information
David Sweigert, Director of Infrastructure Technology
243 non teaching staff members 2013
250 teachers (2014)
3,399 pupils (2015-16)
3,468 pupils (2014-15)
3,613 pupils (2012-13)
3,551 pupils (2009-10)
$59.8 million (2016-17)
$57.9 million (2015-16)
$57,134,717 (2014-15)
$55.3 million (2013-14)
$52 million (2012-13)
$52.9 million (2011-12)
The Derry Township School District is a midsized, suburban public school district which serves Derry Township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes the unincorporated Village of Hershey. Derry Township School District encompasses approximately 27 square miles (70 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 21,273. By 2010, the District's population increased to 24,690 people. The educational attainment levels for the Derry Township School District population (25 years old and over) were 94% high school graduates and 51.4% college graduates.Pennsylvania State University's Hershey Medical Center is located within the District boundaries. Derry Township School District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 13.6% of the 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. In 2009, Derry Township School District residents' per capita income was $16,811, while the median family income was $40,063. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Dauphin County, the median household income was $52,371. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
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