Punxsutawney Area School District | |
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Address | |
475 Beyer Ave Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Indiana County and Jefferson County 15767-1467 United States |
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Information | |
Type | Public |
Closed | Mary A. Wilson Elementary School (2009) |
School board | 9 locally elected members |
Superintendent | Dr. Thomas Lesniewski |
School number | (814) 938-5151 |
Faculty | 182 teachers (2010) |
Grades | K-12 |
Age | 5 years to 21 years old in special education |
Pupils | 2,379 pupils (2009-10) |
• Kindergarten | 185 |
• Grade 1 | 157 |
• Grade 2 | 175 |
• Grade 3 | 161 |
• Grade 4 | 169 |
• Grade 5 | 174 |
• Grade 6 | 197 |
• Grade 7 | 207 |
• Grade 8 | 175 |
• Grade 9 | 194 |
• Grade 10 | 193 |
• Grade 11 | 179 |
• Grade 12 | 177 |
• Other | Enrollment projected to be 2500 pupils by 2019 |
Budget | $38,650,241 (2012-13) |
Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - $6,866.31, HS - $11,847.41 |
Website | http://www.punxsy.k12.pa.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1 |
Punxsutawney Area School District is a midsized, rural/suburban public school district located in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania and Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Area School District encompasses approximately 295 square miles (760 km2). In Indiana County, Canoe, Banks, and North Mahoning Townships are part of district boundaries. Punxsutawney, Worthville, Big Run, and Timblin are Jefferson County boroughs that are served. The townships of Bell, Gaskill, Young, Perry, Porter, Ringgold, Olver, McCalmont, and Henderson are also part of the district. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 22,055 people. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08, Punxsutawney Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,589 pupils. Punxsutawney Area School District employed: 213 teachers, 203 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 14 administrators. Punxsutawney Area School District received more than $21.1 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.