Norwin School District
| Norwin School District | |
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281 Mcmahon Drive North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Moving Forward from Great to Extraordinary |
| Established | 1958 |
| Superintendent | Dr. William H. Kerr contract through 6/30/2015 |
| Staff | 358 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 5,197 (2011) |
| • Grade 7 | 405 |
| • Grade 8 | 397 |
| • Grade 9 | 435 |
| • Grade 10 | 393 |
| • Grade 11 | 425 |
| • Grade 12 | 440 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Athletics conference | Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League |
| Budget | $61.2 million 2013-14 |
| Mascot | Knights |
| per pupil spending | $10,007 (2008) ranking 477th 2008 |
| pre pupil spending | $10,713.04 ranked 489th 2010 |
| Website | http://www.norwinsd.org/ |
The Norwin School District is a large, suburban public school district. It is located in western Westmoreland County. Norwin School District serves North Huntingdon, Irwin, and North Irwin, which are Pittsburgh suburbs. The District covers twenty 28 square miles (73 km2) while serving as home to approximately 34,000 residents in 2000. By 2010, the district's population increased to 35,514 people. In 2009, the Districts residents' per capita income was $20,393, while the median family income was $50,728. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Norwin School District provided basic educational services to 5,289 pupils. In 2008, Norwin School District employed 325 teachers, 225 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 27 administrators.
In 2007 the Pennsylvania Legislature commissioned a Costing Out Study to identify the cost of public education. Norwin School District was recognized as achieving high percentages of students scoring either advanced or proficient on PSSA math and reading tests; and having relatively low per-pupil expenditures. Norwin School District was one of only 87 schools districts that were identified as high performing in student achievement of the Pennsylvania Academic Standards. Efficiency was gauged by administrative spending, number of teachers per pupil and maintenance/operation spending per pupil.
In 2009, the 8th grade was ranked 3rd out of 141 local middle schools based on three years of student academic achievement in PSSAs in: reading, math writing and one year of science. (Includes schools in: Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Fayette County, Westmoreland County, and Washington County
Norwin High School uses the services of Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton for the students there who wish to choose a vocational or technical program.
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