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Mount Pleasant Area School District

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Mount Pleasant Area School District is located in southwest Pennsylvania. Mount Pleasant Area School District has 106.30 square miles of land area and 0.27 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Mount Pleasant Area School District population is 17,544. Mount Pleasant Area School District median household income is $47,298 in 2010-2014. Mount Pleasant Area School District median house value is $121,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Mount Pleasant Area School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (170 out of 496, top 34%) Elementary/Middle School: (319 out of 498, bottom 36%)* Rank: #245
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	17,544 (2010-2014), rank #241
Population Growth	-4.47% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	164.62/sq mi, rank #318
Median Household Income:	$47,298 at 2010-2014—9.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #320
Median House Price:	$121,500 at 2010-2014—11.47% increase since 2005-2009, rank #311
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	106.30 sq mi, rank #140
Water Area:	0.27 sq mi (0.26%), rank #314
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Westmoreland County
City:	Mount Pleasant, Greensburg, Latrobe, Hunker, Acme, Norvelt, Mammoth, Calumet, Donegal, Stahlstown, Champion, Somerset, Jones Mills
Zip:	15666, 15601, 15650, 15639, 15610, 15689, 15621, 15628, 15687, 15622, 15501, 15646
Area:	Pittsburgh, PA

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Mount Pleasant Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

271 State St

Mount Pleasant PA, 15666, Westmoreland County

Phone: 724-547-4100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,081	2,100	2,117	2,166	2,222	2,234	2,303
English Language Learner Students:	3	3	1	2	1	4	6
Total Teachers:	134.17	133.67	135.00	152.83	160.13	158.90	149.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	9.00	6.00	9.00	7.00	7.00	4.50	5.00
Elementary:	55.00	58.00	54.50	67.50	71.50	72.00	69.00
Secondary:	62.33	61.83	64.34	73.95	74.79	76.80	73.70
Ungraded:	7.84	7.84	7.16	4.38	6.84	5.60	1.80
Total Other Staff:	73.83	74.33	75.50	76.00	72.00	71.90	69.60
Instructional Aides:	7.00	8.00	8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.50	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.95	7.95	7.95	7.95	7.90	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.95	2.95	2.95	2.95	2.90	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.83	1.83	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	0.50
District Administrators:	3.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	8.00
School Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	5.00
Student Support Services:	NA	2.05	2.05	3.05	3.05	3.00	3.10
Other Support Services:	37.00	32.00	32.00	37.00	34.50	33.50	32.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.51	15.71	15.68	14.17	13.88	14.06	15.40

Schools

Donegal Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	138 Schoolhouse Ln, Jones Mills PA 15646
Mount Pleasant Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	265 State St, Mount Pleasant PA 15666
Mount Pleasant Area Jhs	Grade 7 to Grade 8	265 State St, Mount Pleasant PA 15666
Norvelt Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	163 Lilac Ln, Mount Pleasant PA 15666
Ramsay Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 6	300 Eagle St, Mount Pleasant PA 15666
Rumbaugh Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	2414 School St, Mount Pleasant PA 15666

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.6%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.7%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.4%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.2%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.3%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.8%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.7%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.5%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.7%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.9%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.7%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.9%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.4%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.6%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.4%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.5%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.1%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.7%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.6%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.8%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.6%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.2%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.8%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.3%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.5%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.7%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.5%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.4%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.5%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.8%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.5%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.6%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.2%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.9%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.1%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.9%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.3%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.5%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.5%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.1%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.7%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74.7%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.7%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.8%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.8%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.9%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.3%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.1%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.1%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.4%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.9%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.6%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.6%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.8%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.7%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.2%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.2%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.2%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.4%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.9%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.8%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.5%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.6%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$30,005,000	$14,173		$30,167,000	$13,928		$30,392,000	$13,678
Federal:	$1,146,000	$541	3.8%	$3,250,000	$1,500	10.8%	$2,617,000	$1,178	8.6%
State:	$13,946,000	$6,588	46.5%	$12,999,000	$6,001	43.1%	$13,541,000	$6,094	44.6%
Local:	$14,913,000	$7,044	49.7%	$13,918,000	$6,426	46.1%	$14,234,000	$6,406	46.8%
Total Expenditures:	$30,088,000	$14,213		$30,249,000	$13,965		$29,663,000	$13,350
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,423,000	$10,120		$23,524,000	$10,861		$23,170,000	$10,428
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,161,000	$5,744	56.8%	$14,028,000	$6,476	59.6%	$13,955,000	$6,280	60.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,547,000	$731	7.2%	$1,834,000	$847	7.8%	$1,568,000	$706	6.8%
Administration:	$2,016,000	$952	9.4%	$2,106,000	$972	9.0%	$2,201,000	$991	9.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,699,000	$2,692	26.6%	$5,556,000	$2,565	23.6%	$5,446,000	$2,451	23.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,096,000	$1,462		$1,537,000	$710		$1,211,000	$545
Construction:	$788,000	$372		$1,319,000	$609		$978,000	$440
Total Other:	$0	$0		$1,000	$0		$8,000	$4
Interest on Debt:	$1,327,000	$627		$1,261,000	$582		$1,373,000	$618

Total Salary:	$11,227,000	$5,303		$12,667,000	$5,848		$12,933,000	$5,820
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,978,000	$3,769	71.1%	$9,201,000	$4,248	72.6%	$9,580,000	$4,311	74.1%
Other Salary:	$3,249,000	$1,535	28.9%	$3,466,000	$1,600	27.4%	$3,353,000	$1,509	25.9%
Total Benefit:	$4,797,000	$2,266		$4,820,000	$2,225		$4,573,000	$2,058
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,470,000	$1,639	72.3%	$3,462,000	$1,598	71.8%	$3,306,000	$1,488	72.3%
Other Benefit:	$1,327,000	$627	27.7%	$1,358,000	$627	28.2%	$1,267,000	$570	27.7%

* Mount Pleasant Area 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.