Homer-Center School District | |
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Location | |
65 Wildcat Lane Homer City, Pennsylvania 15748-1602 United States |
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Type | Public |
Motto | "Where Everybody is Somebody!" |
NCES District ID | 4213290 |
Superintendent | Dr. Charles Koren |
Grades | K-12 |
Enrollment | 964 |
Campus type | Rural |
Color(s) |
Black and White |
Total Schools | 2 |
Title I School | Yes |
Title I School-Wide Program | No |
Mascot | |
Website | Homer-Center School District |
Homer-Center Elementary School | |
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Location | |
45 Wildcat Lane Homer City, PA 15748-1602 United States |
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Motto | Where everybody is somebody |
Established | 1976 |
NCES School ID | 421329006797 |
Principal | Michael A. Stofa |
Faculty | 32.50 (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) |
Grades | K-12 |
Enrollment | 469 (2009-2010) |
• Kindergarten | 69 |
• Grade 1 | 76 |
• Grade 2 | 68 |
• Grade 3 | 61 |
• Grade 4 | 71 |
• Grade 5 | 66 |
• Grade 6 | 58 |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.8 |
Color(s) | Black and White |
Mascot | Wildcats (HCAABC-sponsored teams are known as the Homer City Bears) |
Website | Homer-Center Elementary |
Breezy Lane School | |
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Location | |
9097 Route 259 Highway or 1491 Aulds Road Homer City, PA 15748-1602 United States |
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School type | Private Regular Elementary or Secondary |
Religious affiliation(s) | Mennonite |
NCES School ID | A0502903 |
Head Official Name | Kathy M. Wunder |
Grades | 1-9 |
Enrollment | 51 |
Student to teacher ratio | 17 |
Associations | No Membership Association |
Library | Yes |
Homer-Center School District is a public school district in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The district serves Homer City and Center Township. The district campus is located just south of the Homer City-Center Township border along South Main Street and adjacent to U.S. Route 119.
Homer-Center's High School principal is Jody Rainey. Homer-Center's Elementary Schools principal's Michael Stofa. The district operates two school buildings, with a total enrollment of 964 students, grades K-12. The district's high school building currently accommodates 491 students, while the elementary has an enrollment of 473 students.
Homer-Center's athletic teams - known as the Wildcats - compete in the Heritage Conference, which resides in the PIAA-District VI. The district does not offer athletics programs at the elementary level, however students can participate in programs offered by the Homer City Area Athletic Booster Club (HCAABC). HCAABC-sponsored teams are nicknamed the Homer City Bears.
The Homer-Center School District is ranked 146th out of 576 public school districts in Pennsylvania. It is also ranked first out of seven public school districts in Indiana County.
The Homer-Center Elementary School serves grades K-6. It is located on Wildcat Lane, just north of the high school building. The elementary building also contains the district administrative offices. The elementary school received two out of a possible five stars from SchoolDigger.com.
State School ID: 6797
The school is ranked 988th out of 1755 elementary schools in Pennsylvania and is ranked fifth out of the 12 elementary schools in Indiana County.
The elementary accounts for 49% of the district's enrollment. The average grade size is 67.6 students. The student/teacher ratio is 15.8 students per teacher. 217 out of 473 students (46%) are eligible for discounted/free lunch. 137 are eligible for free lunch and 80 are eligible for a reduced-price lunch. Breakfast is free for all students. There are 257 (54.3%) males in the elementary and 216 (45.7%) females; 459 students (97%) are Caucasian/White, (2%) African American, and (1%) other.
Elementary-level athletics teams are operated by the HCAABC - a local non-profit organization. The HCAABC-sponsors football and cheerleading teams are nicknamed the "Homer City Bears". Other HCAABC teams, such as basketball, softball and youth baseball squads, are sponsored by local businesses.