Duquesne City School District | |
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Duquesne City School District is shown in orange the mid right-hand area
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300 Kennedy Avenue Duquesne, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County 15110 United States |
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Type | Public |
Closed | High School 2009, Middle School 2012 |
School board | Allegheny Intermediate Unit |
Oversight |
Paul B Long state financial overseer (2013) |
Superintendent |
Nedene Gullen, Acting Superintendent (2014) |
Administrator |
Mrs Nedene M Gullen, Business Manager |
Staff | 55 non teaching staff |
Faculty | 30 teachers (2014), 42.5 teachers (2010) |
Grades | PreK-6th (2014), K-6th (2012) K-8th (2010), K-12th (2008) |
Age | 4 years old to 12 years old |
Pupils |
366 pupils (2014), |
• Kindergarten | 78 (2012), 56 (2010) |
• Grade 1 | 62 (2012), 66 |
• Grade 2 | 56 (2012), 43 |
• Grade 3 | 40 (2012), 36 |
• Grade 4 | 45 (2012), 36 |
• Grade 5 | 36 (2012), 46 |
• Grade 6 | 37 (2012), 42 |
• Grade 7 | 0 (2012), 44 |
• Grade 8 | 0 (2012), 38 (2010) |
• Grade 9 | 0 (2010) |
• Grade 10 | 0 (2010) |
• Grade 11 | 0 (2010) |
• Grade 12 | 0 (2010) |
Language | English |
USNWR ranking | 496th out of 500 PA public school districts |
Budget | $17 million (2013), $15 million 2012-13 |
Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - $11,181.70, HS - $21,366.82 |
Per pupil Spending | $18,021 in 2008 |
Per Pupil Spending | $19,453.79 in 2010 |
Website | http://www.dukecitysd.org |
Paul B Long state financial overseer (2013)
Paul Rach, (August 2010)
Nedene Gullen, Acting Superintendent (2014)
Mrs Nedene M Gullen, Business Manager
366 pupils (2014),
409 pupils (2012),
407 (K-8) (2010-11)
500 pupils (2008-09)
Duquesne City School District is a tiny, suburban public school district in the state of Pennsylvania. It is located in the east hills of Allegheny County, and serves the City of Duquesne (upwards of 7,000 residents), a former mill town on the banks of the Monongahela River. Duquesne City School District encompasses approximately 2 square miles. Per 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 7,352. According to 2010 federal census data, the resident population declined sharply to 5,566 people. The educational attainment levels for the Duquesne City School District population (25 years old and over) were 89.5% high school graduates and 9.2% college graduates.
In 2009, per capita income was $12,067, while the median family income was $25,898. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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.
The District operates one school. In 2014, the District reports 366 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 100% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced price meals due to family poverty. Additionally, 24.5% of the pupils receive special education services, while less than 0.5% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides full day kindergarten. The school is a federally designated Title I school.
District officials report that in school year 2005-2006, the Duquense City School District provided basic educational services to 913 pupils through the employment of 80 teachers, 60 full-time and part-time support personnel and 9 administrators. The student–teacher ratio was reported as 11:1. The District provided basic educational services to 446 pupils. The District employed: 51 teachers, 42 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 5 administrators during the 2009-10 school year. Duquesne City School District received $11 million in state funding in the 2009-2010 school year.