West Middlesex Area School District
| West Middlesex Area School District | |
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| Address | |
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3591 Sharon Road West Middlesex, Pennsylvania 16159-3721 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | David Foley |
| School number | 724-634-3030 |
| Administrator |
James M Hughes, Business Manager |
| Principal | Kevin M Briggs, HS |
| Principal | Tammy Mild, ES |
| Staff | 94 non teaching staff |
| Faculty | 80 teachers |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old special education |
| Pupils | 1,009 pupils (2013-140; 1,125 pupils (2009-10) |
| • Kindergarten | 73 |
| • Grade 1 | 77 |
| • Grade 2 | 76 |
| • Grade 3 | 80 |
| • Grade 4 | 80 |
| • Grade 5 | 102 |
| • Grade 6 | 87 |
| • Grade 7 | 89 |
| • Grade 8 | 99 |
| • Grade 9 | 100 |
| • Grade 10 | 105 |
| • Grade 11 | 68 |
| • Grade 12 | 82 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 991 in 2020 |
| Budget |
$15 million (2013-14) |
| Per pupil Spending | $11,782 (2008) |
| Per pupil Spending | $12,549.79 (2010) |
| Website | http://www.wmasd.k12.pa.us/ |
James M Hughes, Business Manager
$15 million (2013-14)
$14,104,470 (2010-11)
$10,999,000 (2009-10)
$10,543,000 (2008-09)
$10,504,000 (2007-08)
The West Middlesex Area School District is a small, rural public school district serving the southwestern portion of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the communities of West Middlesex, Shenango Township, and Lackawannock Township. The West Middlesex Area School District encompasses approximately 52 square miles (130 km2). The District operates on a single 40-acre campus. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 7,527. By 2010, the District's population declined to 7,454 people. In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $16,870, while the median family income was $40,558. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
According to West Middlesex Area School District officials, in school year 2007-08 the District provided basic educational services to 1,142 pupils through the employment of 87 teachers, 79 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators. WMASD received more than $7.1 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. West Middlesex Area School District officials reported that in school year 2009-10, the West Middlesex Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,123 pupils. It employed: 87 teachers, 76 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators. West Middlesex Area School District received more than $7.1 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
West Middlesex Area School District operates three schools: Luther W Low Elementary School, Oakview Elementary School and West Middlesex Area Junior Senior High School. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of 16 full or partial public school districts operating in Mercer County.
West Middlesex Area school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve 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 the 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.
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