Kennett Consolidated School District
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300 East South Street Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Chester County 19348 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 members elected at large |
| Superintendent | Dr. Barry Tomasetti |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old Special Education |
| Pupils | 4217 students (2009-10) |
| • Kindergarten | 300 |
| • Grade 1 | 347 |
| • Grade 2 | 320 |
| • Grade 3 | 305 |
| • Grade 4 | 326 |
| • Grade 5 | 352 |
| • Grade 6 | 314 |
| • Grade 7 | 302 |
| • Grade 8 | 328 |
| • Grade 9 | 327 |
| • Grade 10 | 336 |
| • Grade 11 | 305 |
| • Grade 12 | 325 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 4013 pupils in 2019 |
| USNWR ranking | 284 teachers (2010) |
| Budget | $72,317,866 (2012) |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - $10,378.47, HS - $10,661.83 |
| Per pupil Spending | $14,392 (2008) |
| Per pupil Spending | $15,097.97 (2010) ranked 111th in PA |
| Website | http://www.kcsd.org |
The Kennett Consolidated School District (abbreviated as KCSD) is a large, suburban, public school district serving portions of Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is centered on the borough of Kennett Square and also incorporates Kennett Township, New Garden Township, and the southern portion of East Marlborough Twp. The district encompasses approximately 35 square miles (91 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 27,124. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the KCSD provided basic educational services to 4,128 pupils. It employed: 320 teachers, 207 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 16 administrators. Kennett Consolidated School District received more than $10.1 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
The district operates five schools: Greenwood Elementary, Bancroft Elementary, Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center, New Garden Elementary, Kennett Middle School, and Kennett 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 "B-" 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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