South Fayette Township School District | |
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Address | |
3680 Old Oakdale Road McDonald, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County 15057-2580 United States |
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Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | "Tradition, Pride, and Excellence" |
School board | 9 locally elected members |
Superintendent | Bille P Rondinelli, Ed.D. |
Administrator |
Michael Loughead, Ed.D. - Assistant Superintendent |
Staff | 231 staff members |
Faculty | 188 (2014-2015) 109 (2010) |
Grades | K-12 |
Age | 5 years old to 21 years old special education |
Pupils | 2877 (2014-2015) |
Color(s) |
Kelly Green and White |
Team name | Lions |
Budget |
$68.5 million (2015-16) $41.43 million (2013-14) |
Per pupil Spending | $13,140 (2008) |
Per pupil Spending | $12,673.58 (2010) |
Website | http://www.southfayette.org |
Michael Loughead, Ed.D. - Assistant Superintendent
$68.5 million (2015-16) $41.43 million (2013-14)
$37.5 million (2012-13)
$32,906,175.81 (2010-11)
$32,206,517 (2009-10)
$29,283,609 (2008-09)
The South Fayette Township School District is a small suburban, public school district serving the Pittsburgh suburb of South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 21 square miles (54 km2). In 2010, the district's population was 14,416 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $26,082, while the median family income was $65,473. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
According to District officials, in school year 2009-10 the South Fayette Township School District provided basic educational services to 2,380 pupils. The District employed: 165 teachers, 166 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 11 administrators. South Fayette Township School District received more than $6.5 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
South Fayette Township School District operates four schools: South Fayette High School (9th-12th), South Fayette Middle School (6th-8th), South Fayette Intermediate School (3rd-5th) and South Fayette Elementary School (K-2nd). The Intermediate School was put into use in time for the 2013-14 school year.
South Fayette Township School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serves without compensation for a term of four years), 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 each public school district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board.