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Ambridge Area School District

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Ambridge Area School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Ambridge Area School District has 24.87 square miles of land area and 0.72 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ambridge Area School District population is 23,778. Ambridge Area School District median household income is $48,948 in 2010-2014. Ambridge Area School District median house value is $115,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Ambridge Area School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (373 out of 496, bottom 25%) Elementary/Middle School: (248 out of 498, top 50%)* Rank: #314
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	23,778 (2010-2014), rank #156
Population Growth	0.01% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	929.22/sq mi, rank #137
Median Household Income:	$48,948 at 2010-2014—9.19% increase since 2005-2009, rank #285
Median House Price:	$115,300 at 2010-2014—15.42% increase since 2005-2009, rank #325
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	24.87 sq mi, rank #368
Water Area:	0.72 sq mi (2.82%), rank #198
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Beaver County
City:	South Heights, Ambridge, Baden, Economy Borough
Zip:	15081, 15003, 15005, 15143, 15042, 15027
Area:	Pittsburgh, PA

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Ambridge Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

901 Duss Ave

Ambridge PA, 15003, Beaver County

Phone: 724-266-2833

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,624	2,639	2,737	2,785	2,802	2,854	2,888
English Language Learner Students:	5	4	7	5	4	6	6
Total Teachers:	179.00	162.00	161.50	173.10	170.55	168.10	178.40
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	NA
Kindergarten:	8.00	8.00	9.00	10.00	6.00	6.50	6.00
Elementary:	82.65	83.75	80.75	86.71	86.28	87.60	86.90
Secondary:	75.45	57.49	58.87	64.62	66.84	65.90	79.50
Ungraded:	11.90	11.76	11.88	10.77	10.43	7.10	6.00
Total Other Staff:	137.00	177.33	179.32	197.90	181.95	177.10	147.70
Instructional Aides:	37.00	40.00	40.00	39.00	42.00	35.00	28.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	0.11	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.12	3.25	4.00	5.00	5.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.12	3.25	3.00	4.00	4.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.75	3.70	4.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	8.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	10.00	10.00	9.00
School Administrators:	6.00	5.70	5.70	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.90
School Administrative Support:	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.50	11.00	10.50
Student Support Services:	NA	24.63	26.39	31.65	29.20	33.90	12.30
Other Support Services:	69.00	79.00	79.00	92.00	72.50	64.50	65.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.66	16.29	16.95	16.09	16.43	16.98	16.19

Schools

Ambridge Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	909 Duss Ave, Ambridge PA 15003
Ambridge Area Jhs	Grade 7 to Grade 8	401 First St, Freedom PA 15042
Economy Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1000 First St, Freedom PA 15042
Highland Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1101 Highland Ave, Ambridge PA 15003
State Street Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	600 Harmony Rd, Baden PA 15005

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.6%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.9%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.4%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.3%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.5%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.6%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.4%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.9%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.3%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.6%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.4%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.2%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.4%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.4%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	26.1%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.7%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.9%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.8%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.7%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.3%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	77.9%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	76.6%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	67.8%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.5%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	69.2%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.9%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.5%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.9%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.8%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.4%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.9%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.4%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.7%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.2%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.7%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	38.6%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.2%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.8%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.9%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.8%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.7%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.7%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.5%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.9%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.2%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.8%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.9%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.2%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.2%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.3%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.6%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.6%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.1%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.7%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.4%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.1%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.6%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.1%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50.4%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	43.4%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	49.1%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	52.9%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	63%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$39,581,000	$14,461		$39,196,000	$14,074		$39,066,000	$13,942
Federal:	$1,872,000	$684	4.7%	$4,237,000	$1,521	10.8%	$3,610,000	$1,288	9.2%
State:	$16,223,000	$5,927	41.0%	$15,449,000	$5,547	39.4%	$16,116,000	$5,752	41.3%
Local:	$21,486,000	$7,850	54.3%	$19,510,000	$7,005	49.8%	$19,340,000	$6,902	49.5%
Total Expenditures:	$36,343,000	$13,278		$38,972,000	$13,994		$37,191,000	$13,273
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,584,000	$10,809		$32,513,000	$11,674		$31,034,000	$11,076
Instructional Expenditures:	$18,401,000	$6,723	62.2%	$20,443,000	$7,340	62.9%	$19,556,000	$6,979	63.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,234,000	$451	4.2%	$1,508,000	$541	4.6%	$1,640,000	$585	5.3%
Administration:	$2,696,000	$985	9.1%	$2,717,000	$976	8.4%	$2,702,000	$964	8.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,253,000	$2,650	24.5%	$7,845,000	$2,817	24.1%	$7,136,000	$2,547	23.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$136,000	$50		$239,000	$86		$114,000	$41
Construction:	$20,000	$7		$22,000	$8		$0	$0
Total Other:	$211,000	$77		$212,000	$76		$210,000	$75
Interest on Debt:	$3,245,000	$1,186		$3,451,000	$1,239		$3,555,000	$1,269

Total Salary:	$16,142,000	$5,898		$18,277,000	$6,563		$17,002,000	$6,068
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,283,000	$4,488	76.1%	$13,963,000	$5,014	76.4%	$13,039,000	$4,653	76.7%
Other Salary:	$3,859,000	$1,410	23.9%	$4,314,000	$1,549	23.6%	$3,963,000	$1,414	23.3%
Total Benefit:	$5,618,000	$2,053		$5,811,000	$2,087		$5,497,000	$1,962
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,199,000	$1,534	74.7%	$4,377,000	$1,572	75.3%	$3,675,000	$1,312	66.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,419,000	$518	25.3%	$1,434,000	$515	24.7%	$1,822,000	$650	33.1%

* Ambridge Area School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.