Greater Latrobe School District
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410 Main Street Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County 15650 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Dr. Judith Swigart ($140,400 salary 2009) |
| Faculty | 252 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Pupils | 4,220 in 2010; declined to 4100 in 2012 |
| • Kindergarten | 318 |
| • Grade 1 | 279 |
| • Grade 2 | 269 |
| • Grade 3 | 307 |
| • Grade 4 | 349 |
| • Grade 5 | 290 |
| • Grade 6 | 295 |
| • Grade 7 | 342 |
| • Grade 8 | 356 |
| • Grade 9 | 333 |
| • Grade 10 | 323 |
| • Grade 11 | 311 |
| • Grade 12 | 309 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 4000 in 2018 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Fight song | 'Dear Old Latrobe High' |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Rival | Hempfield |
| Publication | Serendipity |
| Newspaper | High Post |
| Yearbook | The Latrobean |
| Budget | $48,959,697 (2012-13 |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - $7,315.49, HS - $7,887.11 |
| Per pupil spending | $10,481 in 2008 |
| Per pupil spending | $11,013.86 |
| Website | http://www.glsd.us/ |
Greater Latrobe School District is a midsized, suburban public school district in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The city of Latrobe and the borough of Youngstown as well Unity Township are within district boundaries. Greater Latrobe School District encompasses approximately 69 square miles (180 km2). The community is a mix of Pittsburgh suburbia and rural areas.
According to 2005 local census data, it served a resident population of 29,134 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $20,168, while the median family income was $47,069. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
According to District officials, in the 2007-08 school year, Greater Latrobe School District provided basic educational services to 4,184 pupils. At that time it employed: 270 teachers, 108 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 20 administrators. Greater Latrobe School District received more than $15.7 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
The district operates three elementary schools one junior high school and one senior high school.
The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms), 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 Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "D" 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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