Steelton-Highspire School District | |
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Address | |
250 Reynders Street Steelton, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County 17113 United States |
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Information | |
Type | Public |
School board | 9 locally elected members |
Superintendent |
Ellen Castagneto (2013) salary $113,000 |
Administrator |
Cynthia Craig-Booher, Business Manager |
Principal | Travis Waters HS salary $87,000 (2013) |
Principal |
Rachel Montiel, ES, |
Principal | Mick Iskric Jr.HS |
Head teacher | Willie Slade, Pupil Services Coordinator salary $81,500 |
Staff | 65 non teaching staff members |
Faculty | 96 teachers (2012) |
Grades | PreK-12 |
Age | 4 years old preschool to 21 years old special ed students |
Pupils |
1,332 pupils (2015-16) |
• Kindergarten | 198 (2012), 124 (2010) |
• Grade 1 | 128 (2012), 97 |
• Grade 2 | 132 (2012), 95 |
• Grade 3 | 114 (2012), 108 |
• Grade 4 | 102 (2012), 88 |
• Grade 5 | 106 (2012), 93 |
• Grade 6 | 104 (2012), 96 |
• Grade 7 | 113 (2012), 90 |
• Grade 8 | 110 (2012), 93 |
• Grade 9 | 108 (2012), 83 |
• Grade 10 | 82 (2012), 97 |
• Grade 11 | 96 (2012), 82 |
• Grade 12 | 57 (2012), 78 (2010) |
• Other | Enrollment projected to be 1,335 pupils by 2019. |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Blue, White, and Grey |
Sports | Football, Baseball, Volleyball, Softball, Golf, Basketball, & Track |
Mascot | Steamroller |
Nickname | Rollers |
Budget |
$18.5 million (2014–15) |
Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - 9,371.68, HS - $11,263.79 |
Per Pupil Spending | $15,938.38 (2010) |
Per pupil Spending | $12,896 (2008) |
Website | http://www.shsd.k12.pa.us/steeltonhssd |
Ellen Castagneto (2013) salary $113,000
WENDY A REISINGER, salary $90,385 interim super.
Audrey Utley, July 2010 salary $136,500 annually for three years
Cynthia Craig-Booher, Business Manager
Shane Reigert, Financial Services Administrator
Byron Kiehl, Technology Coordinator/Network Administrator
Rachel Montiel, ES,
1,332 pupils (2015-16)
1,341 pupils (2014)
1,450 pupils (2012–13)
1,224 pupils (2009-2010)
$18.5 million (2014–15)
$18.5 million (2013–14)
The Steelton-Highspire School District is a diminutive, urban public school district located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the boroughs of Steelton and Highspire, both industrial suburbs of the City of Harrisburg. The District encompasses approximately 2 square miles (5.2 km2) and is located on the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River. According to 2005 local census data, it served a resident population of 9,417. By 2010, the District's population declined to 8,393 people. The educational attainment levels for the Steelton-Highspire School District population (25 years old and over) were 89% high school graduates and 11% college graduates.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 74.8% of the District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, Steelton-Highspire School District residents' per capita income was $17,304, while the median family income was $39,956. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Dauphin County, the median household income was $52,371. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
According to District officials, the District provided basic educational services to 1,306 pupils through the employment of 102 teachers, 23 full-time and part-time support personnel, and seven (7) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. The District received $10.3 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. In school year 2007-08, the Steelton-Highspire School District provided basic educational services to 1,321 pupils. It employed: 117 teachers, 47 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 12 administrators. Steelton-Highspire School District received more than $10.1 million in state funding in school year 2005-06.