Ellwood City Area School District
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501 Crescent Ave Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County and Beaver County 16117-1957 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Closed | Walnut Ridge Elementary, June 2012 |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Mr Joseph E Mancini |
| Director | Richard Zarone, Business manager (salary $99,313 in 2012) |
| Principal | Mr. Kirk Lape, Lincoln HS (salary $94,334 in 2012) |
| Principal | Mr. Frank Keally, Hartman Intermediate & Perry Lower Int. |
| Principal | Mrs. Christine Gibson, North Side Primary (salary $97,293 in 2012) |
| Faculty | 134 teachers |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old for special education students |
| Pupils | 1,939 (2010-11) |
| • Kindergarten | 145 |
| • Grade 1 | 141 |
| • Grade 2 | 120 |
| • Grade 3 | 141 |
| • Grade 4 | 148 |
| • Grade 5 | 127 |
| • Grade 6 | 165 |
| • Grade 7 | 167 |
| • Grade 8 | 148 |
| • Grade 9 | 166 |
| • Grade 10 | 127 |
| • Grade 11 | 119 |
| • Grade 12 | 120 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to decline to 1770 by 2020 |
| Budget | $24,863,834 in 2012-13 |
| Per pupil Spending | $10,946 in 2008 |
| Website | http://www.ellwood.k12.pa.us/ |
The Elwood City Area School District is a diminutive, suburban, public school district located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Ellwood City, Ellport, and New Beaver, and the townships of Wayne, and Perry Townships. Elwood City Area School District encompasses approximately 49 square miles (130 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 14,040. In 2010 the district's population risen to 14,341 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $16,554, while the median family income was $42,326. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
According to District officials, in school year 2007-08, Elwood City Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,006 pupils. The District employed: 145 teachers, 78 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 8 administrators. Elwood City Area School District received more than $14.2 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
Elwood City Area School District operates Lincoln Junior-Senior High School (7th-12th), North Side Primary (K-2nd), Perry Lower Intermediate (3rd-4th), Hartman Intermediate (5th-6th).
Ellwood City Area School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serves 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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