Exeter Township School District
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3650 Perkiomen Ave Reading, Pennsylvania, Berks County 19606-2798 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Dr. Robert E. Phillips |
| Administrator | Dr. Todd Davies ($124,000 in 2013) |
| Faculty | 296 in 2011 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old for special education |
| Pupils | 4,378 (2011-12) |
| • Kindergarten | 254 |
| • Grade 1 | 300 |
| • Grade 2 | 297 |
| • Grade 3 | 311 |
| • Grade 4 | 327 |
| • Grade 5 | 301 |
| • Grade 6 | 359 |
| • Grade 7 | 316 |
| • Grade 8 | 345 |
| • Grade 9 | 351 |
| • Grade 10 | 346 |
| • Grade 11 | 349 |
| • Grade 12 | 349 |
| • Grade 13 | 351 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 6,500 pupils in 2020 |
| Budget | $62 million (2012-13) |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES, HS |
| Per Pupil spending | $12,453 (2008) |
| Per Pupil spending | $13,882.57 (2011) |
| Website | http://www.exeter.k12.pa.us/ |
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The Exeter Township School District is a small suburban public school district located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The District serves two municipalities southeast of Reading, the Borough of St. Lawrence, and Exeter Township. In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $24,836, while the median family income was $63,670. 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 the Exeter Township School District provided basic educational services to 4,376 pupils through the employment of 316 teachers, 297 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 26 administrators. Exeter Township School District received more than $19.4 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
The 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.
The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the Exeter Township School Board and District Administration a "C" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more.
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