Pittsburgh Public Schools
| Pittsburgh Public Schools | |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Excellence for All |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| Established | 1794 |
| Superintendent | Anthony Hamlet |
| Budget | $542,600,000 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 28,000 |
| Athletic conference | PIAA District 8 |
| Colors | Black, Gold |
| Other information | |
| Website | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
Pittsburgh Public Schools is the public school district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and adjacent Mount Oliver.
The combined land area of these municipalities is 55.3 square miles (143 km2) with a population of 342,503 according to the 2000 census. In March 2012, the superintendent became Linda Lane. She has a performance-based contract until Jan 2014. Lane served as Deputy Superintendent from 2006 until her promotion. In June 2016, Anthony Hamlet was confirmed as the new Superintendent after a month-long controversy over his credentials. The school district operates 65 schools with 5,180 full-time employees and serves 29,445 students with an operating budget of $533.6 million, or $18,100/ student.
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The formation of Pittsburgh’s public schools was due to the passing of the Pennsylvania Free Public School Act of 1834. This act provided government aid for the establishment of a city school system which included the creation of four wards that were self-governed. Twenty years later, the wards were disbanded, and the Central Board of Education was founded. This board would govern the entire school district which would consist of nine wards or sub- districts. The first city superintendent of schools was elected in 1868. In 1911, the School Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania modified the existing system to include a Board of Public education that would oversee sixty-one sub-districts and two central boards. The Public School Code (Title 22) of 1949 further regulated the provisions and establishment of Pennsylvania state schools. .
The following 2012-2013 rankings are based solely on mandatory Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) testing of 11th grade students in reading and math. Only public high schools participate in PSSA testing.
The following City of Pittsburgh high schools serve the denoted City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods:
1) Taylor Allderdice High School- Glen Hazel, Hays, Hazelwood, Greenfield, Lincoln Place, New Homestead, Park Place, Point Breeze, Regent Square, South Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill North, Squirrel Hill South and Swisshelm Park.
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