South Allegheny School District
| South Allegheny School District | |
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2743 Washington Blvd. McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Allegheny 15133 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 elected members |
| Superintendent | Wayne P. Gdovic |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 1591 |
| • Kindergarten | 119 |
| • Grade 1 | 121 |
| • Grade 2 | 87 |
| • Grade 3 | 124 |
| • Grade 4 | 116 |
| • Grade 5 | 113 |
| • Grade 6 | 120 |
| • Grade 7 | 115 |
| • Grade 8 | 121 |
| • Grade 9 | 120 |
| • Grade 10 | 153 |
| • Grade 11 | 138 |
| • Grade 12 | 144 |
| Color(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Mascot | Gladiator |
| Nickname | Gladiators |
South Allegheny School District is a suburban, public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It serves the Pittsburgh suburbs of Port Vue, Liberty, Glassport, and Lincoln. South Allegheny School District encompasses approximately 9 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 13,109. In 2009 the district residents' Per capita income was $16,590, while the median family income was $38,949. Per School District officials, in school year 2007-08 the South Allegheny School District provided basic educational services to 1,608 pupils through the employment of 133 teachers, 22 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 12 administrators. South Allegheny School District received more than $12.5 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low-income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills.
The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "C-" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more.
South Allegheny School District was ranked 416th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2010 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for: math, reading, writing and three years of science.
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