Keystone Oaks School District
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1000 Kelton Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County 15216 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Superintendent | Dr. William Stropkaj $125,000 (5 year contract July 2012 |
| Faculty | 156.5 (2012) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Pupils | 1954 (2014-2015) |
| • Kindergarten | 133 |
| • Grade 1 | 141 |
| • Grade 2 | 132 |
| • Grade 3 | 166 |
| • Grade 4 | 144 |
| • Grade 5 | 144 |
| • Grade 6 | 136 |
| • Grade 7 | 147 |
| • Grade 8 | 152 |
| • Grade 9 | 148 |
| • Grade 10 | 156 |
| • Grade 11 | 176 |
| • Grade 12 | 179 |
| • Other | Enrollment is projected to be 1870 by 2019 |
| Color(s) | Gold and white |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
| Nickname | KO |
| Rival | Seton La Salle |
| Budget | $35.4 million 2012-13 |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - $10,982.96, HS - $11,133.15 |
| Per pupil spending | $18,239.23 in 2010 |
| Website | http://www.kosd.org/ |
Keystone Oaks School District is a small, public school district in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district consists of 3 non-contiguous communities and encompasses approximately 5 square miles (13 km2). It was formed in 1965 after the merger of three smaller districts serving Dormont, Castle Shannon, and Green Tree. The name 'Keystone Oaks' is a play on the names of the three communities: 'key' for the 'door' in Dormont; 'stone' from the 'castle' in Castle Shannon; and 'oak' as a tree in Green Tree. According to 2000 federal census data, Keystone Oaks School District serves a resident population of 22,580 people. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the KOSD provided basic educational services to 2,295 pupils. It employed 188 teachers, 98 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Keystone Oaks School District received more than $8.3 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
The district operates five schools: Aiken Elementary (K-5 in Green Tree), Dormont Elementary (K-5 in Dormont), Myrtle Elementary (K-5 in Castle Shannon), Keystone Oaks Middle School, and Keystone Oaks 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 its 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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