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Fort Cherry School District

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Fort Cherry School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Fort Cherry School District has 57.68 square miles of land area and 0.14 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Fort Cherry School District population is 8,391. Fort Cherry School District median household income is $54,194 in 2010-2014. Fort Cherry School District median house value is $137,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Fort Cherry School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (225 out of 496, top 45%) Elementary/Middle School: (253 out of 498, bottom 49%)* Rank: #236
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	8,391 (2010-2014), rank #392
Population Growth	-13.21% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	145.13/sq mi, rank #338
Median Household Income:	$54,194 at 2010-2014—12.09% increase since 2005-2009, rank #211
Median House Price:	$137,900 at 2010-2014—5.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #258
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	57.68 sq mi, rank #257
Water Area:	0.14 sq mi (0.24%), rank #376
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Washington County, Allegheny County
City:	Mc Donald, Bulger, Imperial, Burgettstown, Washington, Hickory, Westland, Southview, Midway borough, Mcdonald
Zip:	15057, 15019, 15126, 15021, 15301, 15340, 15378, 15361, 15060
Area:	Pittsburgh, PA

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Fort Cherry School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

110 Fort Cherry Rd

Mc Donald PA, 15057, Washington County

Phone: 724-796-1551

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,115	1,143	1,133	1,112	1,155	1,168	1,186
English Language Learner Students:	1	2	2	6	6	3	3
Total Teachers:	87.00	81.00	80.90	92.55	89.45	91.20	88.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.80	2.00
Elementary:	39.67	38.67	36.67	41.67	40.67	34.80	35.50
Secondary:	45.00	41.00	42.90	48.55	46.45	54.60	49.80
Ungraded:	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	1.00	1.00
Total Other Staff:	62.00	58.00	59.00	65.50	55.50	52.10	53.70
Instructional Aides:	9.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.50	4.50	4.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	1.00	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	1.30	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.30	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.50	1.20
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.30	3.00
District Administrative Support:	23.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	4.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Student Support Services:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Other Support Services:	16.00	31.00	31.00	33.00	27.50	27.00	26.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.82	14.11	14.00	12.02	12.91	12.81	13.43

Schools

Fort Cherry El Center		Kindergarten to Grade 6	110 Fort Cherry Rd, Mc Donald PA 15057
Fort Cherry Jshs		Grade 7 to Grade 12	110 Fort Cherry Rd, Mc Donald PA 15057

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.6%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.6%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	31.6%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.6%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.5%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.2%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.3%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.7%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.3%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.8%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.7%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.3%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.1%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.4%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	67.4%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.4%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.9%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.4%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.5%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.4%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.7%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.1%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.9%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.2%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.2%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.9%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.3%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.2%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.5%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.3%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.3%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.2%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.3%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.5%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.9%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.4%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.9%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.6%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.5%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.1%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94.2%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.6%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.7%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.1%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.9%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.4%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.9%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.9%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.2%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.9%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.2%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.6%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.9%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.6%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.3%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.9%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	49.4%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.9%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.5%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.4%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.2%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,589,000	$14,642		$17,299,000	$15,557		$16,769,000	$14,519
Federal:	$483,000	$426	2.9%	$1,941,000	$1,746	11.2%	$1,346,000	$1,165	8.0%
State:	$9,249,000	$8,163	55.8%	$8,427,000	$7,578	48.7%	$8,718,000	$7,548	52.0%
Local:	$6,857,000	$6,052	41.3%	$6,931,000	$6,233	40.1%	$6,705,000	$5,805	40.0%
Total Expenditures:	$14,989,000	$13,229		$15,850,000	$14,254		$15,527,000	$13,443
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,199,000	$11,650		$14,106,000	$12,685		$14,058,000	$12,171
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,702,000	$6,798	58.4%	$8,369,000	$7,526	59.3%	$8,317,000	$7,201	59.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$769,000	$679	5.8%	$848,000	$763	6.0%	$834,000	$722	5.9%
Administration:	$1,637,000	$1,445	12.4%	$1,531,000	$1,377	10.9%	$1,510,000	$1,307	10.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,091,000	$2,728	23.4%	$3,358,000	$3,020	23.8%	$3,397,000	$2,941	24.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$200,000	$177		$477,000	$429		$462,000	$400
Construction:	$86,000	$76		$96,000	$86		$308,000	$267
Total Other:	$4,000	$4		$9,000	$8		$17,000	$15
Interest on Debt:	$107,000	$94		$194,000	$174		$234,000	$203

Total Salary:	$7,062,000	$6,233		$7,520,000	$6,763		$7,240,000	$6,268
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,896,000	$4,321	69.3%	$5,249,000	$4,720	69.8%	$4,985,000	$4,316	68.9%
Other Salary:	$2,166,000	$1,912	30.7%	$2,271,000	$2,042	30.2%	$2,255,000	$1,952	31.1%
Total Benefit:	$3,197,000	$2,822		$3,217,000	$2,893		$3,099,000	$2,683
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,259,000	$1,994	70.7%	$2,238,000	$2,013	69.6%	$2,166,000	$1,875	69.9%
Other Benefit:	$938,000	$828	29.3%	$979,000	$880	30.4%	$933,000	$808	30.1%

* Fort Cherry School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.