Shikellamy School District | |
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Shikellamy School District region shown in orange
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Address | |
200 Island Blvd Sunbury, Pennsylvania, Northumberland County 17801-1028 United States |
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Type | Public |
Closed | Sunbury Middle School, C.W. Rice Middle School, Edison School, Fort Augusta School, Maclay School |
School board | 9 locally elected members |
Superintendent |
James Hartman appointed by Board July 2017 for medical leave of Misavage |
School number | (570) 286-3721 |
Administrator |
Mrs. Abbey Walshaw-Wertz, Director of Education |
Principal |
Michael Egan SHS |
Principal | Mrs. Mary Murphy-Kahn, SMS salary $87,061 (2013) |
Principal | Gregg Wetzel, Priestley ES |
Principal | Susan Giberson, Beck ES salary $90,561 (2013) |
Principal |
Todd VanKirk, Chief Shik ES |
Staff | 130 non teaching staff members |
Faculty |
147 teachers (2013) |
Grades | K-12 |
Age | 5 years to 21 years old special education |
Pupils |
2,830 pupils (2016) |
• Kindergarten | 251 (2014), 238 (2012), 218 pupils (2010) |
• Grade 1 | 247 (2014), 264 (2012), 227 (2010) |
• Grade 2 | 219 (2014), 241 (2012), 219 |
• Grade 3 | 255 (2014), 234 (2012), 192 |
• Grade 4 | 220 (2014), 202 (2012), 215 |
• Grade 5 | 225 (2014), 221 (2012), 226 |
• Grade 6 | 203 (2014), 212 (2012), 212 |
• Grade 7 | 221 (2014), 232 (2012), 232 |
• Grade 8 | 208 (2014), 224 (2012), 219 |
• Grade 9 | 237 (2014), 242 (2012), 249 |
• Grade 10 | 198 (2014), 221 (2012), 225 |
• Grade 11 | 181 (2014), 206 (2012), 204 |
• Grade 12 | 190 (2014), 196 (2012), 217 (2010) |
• Other | Enrollment projected to decline to 3,199 in 2020 |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Blue, Maroon, and White |
Mascot | Braves |
Budget |
$44.4 million (2016–17) |
Per pupil spending 2008 | $11,130 |
Per pupil Spending 2010 | $12,598.16 |
Website | http://www.shikbraves.org |
James Hartman appointed by Board July 2017 for medical leave of Misavage
Mrs. Abbey Walshaw-Wertz, Director of Education
Stephanie M. Michaels Special Education Supervisor salary $96,811 (2013)
Mr David Sinopoli, Business Manager salary $88,708 (2013)
Michael A. Hubicki, Administration salary $102,811 (2013)
Mr. Douglas Benick, Director of Buildings and Grounds
Mr. Matthew Mitchell, Director of Food Services
Michael Egan SHS
former Ernest Jackson SHS fired 2015
Todd VanKirk, Chief Shik ES
147 teachers (2013)
144 teachers (2010)
2,830 pupils (2016)
2,855 pupils (2015)
2,944 (2014);
2,933 pupils (2012)
2,850 (2010)
$44.4 million (2016–17)
$43.5 million (2015–16)
$41.6 million (2014–15)
$39,850,724 (2013–14)
$38,631,882 (2012-2013)
$37.2 million (2011–12)
Shikellamy School District is a midsized, suburban/rural, public school district in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It serves Northumberland Borough, Point Township, Rockefeller Township, Snydertown Borough, the City of Sunbury, and Upper Augusta Township. The administrative offices are located at Administration Center, 200 Island Blvd, Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Shikellamy School District encompasses approximately 71 square miles (180 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, Per the US Census Bureau, by 2010, the District's population declined to 22,554 people. The educational attainment levels for the Shikellamy School District population 25 and over were 83.6% high school graduates and 15.3% college graduates.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 45% of the Shikellamy School District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 37 students in the Shikellamy School District were homeless.