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Grove City Area School District

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Grove City Area School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Grove City Area School District has 87.16 square miles of land area and 0.64 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Grove City Area School District population is 17,633. Grove City Area School District median household income is $48,002 in 2010-2014. Grove City Area School District median house value is $141,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Grove City Area School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (50 out of 496, top 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (110 out of 498, top 22%)* Rank: #74
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	17,633 (2010-2014), rank #239
Population Growth	6.29% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	200.84/sq mi, rank #299
Median Household Income:	$48,002 at 2010-2014—-3.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #305
Median House Price:	$141,600 at 2010-2014—13.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #247
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	87.16 sq mi, rank #184
Water Area:	0.64 sq mi (0.73%), rank #219
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Mercer County
City:	Grove City, Jackson Center, Volant, Mercer, New Wilmington, Slippery Rock
Zip:	16127, 16133, 16156, 16137, 16142, 16057
Area:	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

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Grove City Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

511 Highland Ave

Grove City PA, 16127, Mercer County

Phone: 724-458-6733

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,509	2,642	2,590	2,626	2,708	2,825	2,873
English Language Learner Students:	11	21	25	31	38	20	14
Total Teachers:	180.77	181.62	178.58	184.58	181.74	182.10	184.10
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00
Elementary:	46.88	47.43	47.60	56.56	55.03	57.00	57.60
Secondary:	120.01	121.33	119.26	118.61	116.01	115.40	116.20
Ungraded:	8.88	7.86	6.72	5.41	6.70	4.70	6.30
Total Other Staff:	155.75	160.00	160.00	159.00	146.67	139.50	143.10
Instructional Aides:	61.00	63.00	63.00	58.00	51.50	42.50	46.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.25	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.17	6.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.50	5.50	5.00	5.00	6.17	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.50
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.80	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	16.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	16.00	17.00
School Administrators:	7.75	6.75	7.75	8.00	7.20	8.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	21.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	17.00	16.00	16.50
Student Support Services:	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	36.00	39.00	39.00	42.00	40.00	40.00	39.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.88	14.55	14.50	14.23	14.90	15.51	15.61

Schools

George Jr Republic High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	233 George Junior Rd, Grove City PA 16127
George Jr Republic Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	233 George Junior Rd, Grove City PA 16127
Grove City Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	511 Highland Ave, Grove City PA 16127
Grove City Area Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	100 Middle School Dr, Grove City PA 16127
Highland Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	611 Highland Ave, Grove City PA 16127
Hillview Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 5	482 East Main St Ext, Grove City PA 16127

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	75.3%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.8%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	82%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.1%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	78.1%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.3%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.8%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.6%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.8%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.4%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85.8%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.5%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.3%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.1%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.2%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.3%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	96.8%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	97.6%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.6%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.7%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.8%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.9%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.8%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.7%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.8%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.3%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.7%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.6%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.7%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.4%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.9%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.1%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.6%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98.2%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.5%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.8%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.3%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.2%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.4%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.3%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61.4%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.9%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.1%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.3%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.5%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.8%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.2%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.1%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.9%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.4%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.1%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.4%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.8%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.3%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.5%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.2%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	91.1%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$34,865,000	$13,461		$35,289,000	$13,438		$33,440,000	$12,349
Federal:	$367,000	$142	1.1%	$1,928,000	$734	5.5%	$1,343,000	$496	4.0%
State:	$13,889,000	$5,363	39.8%	$12,644,000	$4,815	35.8%	$12,641,000	$4,668	37.8%
Local:	$20,609,000	$7,957	59.1%	$20,717,000	$7,889	58.7%	$19,456,000	$7,185	58.2%
Total Expenditures:	$32,805,000	$12,666		$44,193,000	$16,829		$37,075,000	$13,691
Total Current Expenditures:	$28,922,000	$11,167		$29,159,000	$11,104		$27,697,000	$10,228
Instructional Expenditures:	$20,346,000	$7,856	70.3%	$20,213,000	$7,697	69.3%	$19,156,000	$7,074	69.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,987,000	$767	6.9%	$2,098,000	$799	7.2%	$2,007,000	$741	7.2%
Administration:	$2,362,000	$912	8.2%	$2,391,000	$911	8.2%	$2,251,000	$831	8.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,227,000	$1,632	14.6%	$4,457,000	$1,697	15.3%	$4,283,000	$1,582	15.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,128,000	$822		$13,453,000	$5,123		$7,768,000	$2,869
Construction:	$1,936,000	$747		$12,929,000	$4,923		$7,646,000	$2,823
Total Other:	$53,000	$20		$61,000	$23		$72,000	$27
Interest on Debt:	$237,000	$92		$252,000	$96		$264,000	$97

Total Salary:	$16,070,000	$6,205		$16,618,000	$6,328		$16,183,000	$5,976
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,544,000	$4,843	78.1%	$12,872,000	$4,902	77.5%	$12,519,000	$4,623	77.4%
Other Salary:	$3,526,000	$1,361	21.9%	$3,746,000	$1,427	22.5%	$3,664,000	$1,353	22.6%
Total Benefit:	$7,791,000	$3,008		$7,084,000	$2,698		$6,194,000	$2,287
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,139,000	$2,370	78.8%	$5,413,000	$2,061	76.4%	$4,687,000	$1,731	75.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,652,000	$638	21.2%	$1,671,000	$636	23.6%	$1,507,000	$556	24.3%

* Grove City Area School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.