Tyrone Area School District
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701 Clay Avenue Central Pennsylvania Tyrone, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Centre County and Huntingdon Counties 16686-1807 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Dr. William N. Miller (salary $126,661 2009) |
| School number | (814) 684-0710 |
| Principal | Mr. Thomas Yoder (High School) |
| Principal | Mrs. Pinter (Middle School) |
| Principal | Ms. Melissa Russell (Elementary School) |
| Faculty | 134 (2010) |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Age | 4 years old to 21 years old special education |
| Pupils | 1802 (2010) |
| • Kindergarten | 126 |
| • Grade 1 | 142 |
| • Grade 2 | 136 |
| • Grade 3 | 139 |
| • Grade 4 | 139 |
| • Grade 5 | 120 |
| • Grade 6 | 125 |
| • Grade 7 | 139 |
| • Grade 8 | 126 |
| • Grade 9 | 167 |
| • Grade 10 | 165 |
| • Grade 11 | 145 |
| • Grade 12 | 150 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 1,917 in 2019 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Golden Eagle |
| Budget | $25.36 million 2012-13 $22.9 million 2011-12 |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES - $6,958.43, HS - $8,219 |
| Per pupil spending | $9,120 (2008) |
| Per Pupil Spending | $11,652.49 (2010) |
| Website | http://tyrone.k12.pa.us/ |
The Tyrone Area School District is a public school district with coverage areas in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and Taylor Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Tyrone and Birmingham, as well as the townships of Tyrone and Snyder in Blair County, as well as Warriors Mark, and Franklin townships in Huntingdon County. The district encompasses approximately 167 square miles. Based on 2010 local census data, it serves a resident population of 12,581. According to District officials, in school year 2007–08, Tyrone Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,878 pupils through the employment of 152 teachers, 148 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 10 administrators.
Tyrone Area School District was ranked 125th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2012. The ranking was based on student academic achievement as demonstrated on the last three years of the PSSAs for: reading, writing math and science. The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs.
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Tyrone Area School District ranked 67th. In 2011, the district was 129th. The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."
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