Western Wayne School District
| Western Wayne School District | |
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1970c Easton Turnpike Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania 18436-0158 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Closed | Lake Ariel Elementary School (2011), Hamlin Elementary Center |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Dr Clayton LaCoe III, 5 year contract ending June 30, 2018 |
| School number | (800) 321-9973 |
| Administrator | Ms Rose Emmett - Business Manager, salary $79,990 |
| Principal | Faliskie, Ellen, EES |
| Principal | Miller, Maria, WES |
| Principal | Barrett, Matthew, HS |
| Principal | Kristen Donohue, MS |
| Staff | 154 non faculty staff member |
| Faculty | 171 teachers (2012) |
| Grades | preschool - 12th grade |
| Age | 4 years old preschool to 21 years old special education |
| Enrollment |
2,251 students 2010-11 |
| • Grade 6 | 165 |
| • Grade 7 | 182 |
| • Grade 8 | 181 |
| • Grade 9 | 170 |
| • Grade 10 | 174 |
| • Grade 11 | 163 |
| • Grade 12 | 171 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to be 2,013 pupil in 2020 |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Budget |
$41,627,629 (2013-14) |
| Per pupil spending | $13,651 (2008) |
| Per pupil spending | $15,430.55 (2010) |
| Website | http://www.westernwayne.org/Pages/Default.aspx |
2,251 students 2010-11
$41,627,629 (2013-14)
$41,108,679 (2012-13)
Western Wayne is a third-class school district in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The district's population was 19,292 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.
Western Wayne was formed in 1969. It serves the townships of Canaan, Lake, Salem, South Canaan, Sterling, and a portion of Clinton. The borough of Waymart is also part of the Western Wayne School District. The District encompasses 174 square miles (450 km2). The school district is 25 miles north and east of the city of Scranton in the Northeastern region of Pennsylvania. In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $16,259, while the median family income was $39,971. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. Per District officials, in school year 2009-10, the Western Wayne School District provided basic educational services to 2,300 pupils. The District employed: 202 teachers, 118 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 15 administrators. Western Wayne School District received more than $12.6 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
The mission of the Western Wayne School District, in partnership with family and community, is to develop, inspire and educate each student to be an adaptable, culturally aware, independent, lifelong learner and a responsible citizen of a global society.
Western Wayne School District operates four schools:
The district is divided into three regions, which include the following municipalities:
Western Wayne 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 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 the Superintendent nor the Business manager are voting members of the School Board.
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