Saint Clair Area School District | |
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Address | |
227 South Mill Street Saint Clair, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County 17970-1338 United States |
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Information | |
Type | Public |
Closed | St Clair Area High School (1989) |
School board | 9 elected members |
Superintendent | Mr. Jason S Bendle , Acting Superintendent (2014), Mrs. Kendy Klahr Hinkel |
Administrator | Mrs Schane, Business Manager |
Principal | Mr Michael J Maley |
Staff | 19 |
Faculty | 41 teachers (2014), 53 teachers (2011), 49 teachers (2010) |
Grades | K-8 |
Age | 5 years old to 21 years old special education |
Pupils | 570 pupils (2013), 534 pupils (2009-2010) 568 pupils (2006) |
• Kindergarten | 61 (2012), 82 (2010) |
• Grade 1 | 68 (2012), 56 |
• Grade 2 | 71 (2012), 51 |
• Grade 3 | 67 (2012), 61 |
• Grade 4 | 72 (2012), 55 |
• Grade 5 | 63 (2012), 61 |
• Grade 6 | 50 (2012), 58 |
• Grade 7 | 64 (2012), 51 |
• Grade 8 | 54 (2012), 59 (2010) |
• Other | Enrollment projected to remain low through 2019 |
Language | English |
Mascot | Saints |
Budget |
$9,901,934 (2015-16) |
Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - $7,162.06 |
Affiliation | Pottsville Area School District |
Per pupil spending | $10,127 (2008) |
Per pupil spending | $10,880.07 (2010) |
Website | http://www.saintclairsd.org/ |
$9,901,934 (2015-16)
$10 million (2014-15)
The St. Clair Area School District is a diminutive, suburban public school district in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Centered on the borough of St. Clair, it also encompasses the boroughs of Middleport and New Philadelphia, plus the townships of Blythe Township, New Castle Township, and East Norwegian Township. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Saint Clair Area School District encompasses approximately 48 square miles (120 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 7,020. By 2010, the US Census Bureau reported that the District's resident population declined to 6,695 people. The educational attainment levels for the St. Clair Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 82.6% high school graduates and 9.8% college graduates.
According to District officials, in school year 2008, St. Clair Area School District provided basic educational services to 831 pupils through the employment of 45 teachers, 31 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 2 administrators. In 2011-2012, Saint Clair Area School District provided basic educational services to 875 pupils. It employed: 46 teachers, 27 full-time and part-time support personnel and three (3) administrators. The Saint Clair Area School District received $4,314,321 in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. By 2014, enrollment had declined to 580 pupils K-8th.
St. Clair Area School District operates one school that provides Kindergarten through 8th grades. High school students attend Pottsville High School through an agreement under which Saint Clair Area School District pays tuition for each student. Saint Clair Area School District provides transport for the students to and from Pottsville Area School District High School. The tuition rate for Pottsville area is set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education at 9,669.04 for 2013-2014. In 2015, a feasibility study was done examining consolidating the district completely with Pottsville Area School District. The plan was rejected by Pottsville Area School Board. Civic Research Alliance of Mechanicsburg charged the District half of $37,000 cost for the feasibility study.