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Northwest Area School District

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Northwest Area School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Northwest Area School District has 118.02 square miles of land area and 1.41 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Northwest Area School District population is 9,062. Northwest Area School District median household income is $51,938 in 2010-2014. Northwest Area School District median house value is $144,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Northwest Area School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (418 out of 496, bottom 16%) Elementary/Middle School: (345 out of 498, bottom 31%)* Rank: #399
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	9,062 (2010-2014), rank #378
Population Growth	-1.11% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	75.88/sq mi, rank #398
Median Household Income:	$51,938 at 2010-2014—8.41% increase since 2005-2009, rank #236
Median House Price:	$144,500 at 2010-2014—15.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #238
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	118.02 sq mi, rank #118
Water Area:	1.41 sq mi (1.18%), rank #104
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Luzerne County
City:	Shickshinny, Hunlock Creek, New Columbus, Stillwater, Huntington Mills, Benton, Sweet Valley
Zip:	18655, 18621, 17878, 18622, 17814, 18656
Area:	Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Northwest Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

243 Thorne Hill Rd

Shickshinny PA, 18655, Luzerne County

Phone: 570-542-4126

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,127	1,160	1,151	1,219	1,289	1,314	1,348
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Total Teachers:	80.00	82.00	81.00	79.50	97.00	98.00	212.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	12.00
Elementary:	30.00	31.00	31.00	31.04	44.00	44.00	88.50
Secondary:	36.00	37.00	37.00	36.46	39.00	40.00	88.20
Ungraded:	11.00	11.00	10.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	24.00
Total Other Staff:	72.00	83.00	82.34	85.34	80.50	81.40	61.50
Instructional Aides:	22.00	24.00	24.00	26.00	20.50	19.50	17.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrators:	2.00	3.00	2.34	1.34	3.00	4.90	12.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	NA	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	30.00	36.00	36.00	38.00	36.00	35.00	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.09	14.15	14.21	15.33	13.29	13.41	6.34

Schools

Northwest Area High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny PA 18655
Northwest Area Intermediate School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	21 Sunset Lake Rd, Shickshinny PA 18655
Northwest Area Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	417 Shickshinny Lake Rd, Shickshinny PA 18655

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35.6%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.1%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.4%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.9%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.8%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.7%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.8%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.1%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	51.5%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.7%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.6%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.7%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.8%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.7%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.6%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.5%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.9%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.5%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.3%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.2%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.3%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.3%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.9%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.5%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53.3%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.8%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.6%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.3%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.4%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.1%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.8%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.3%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.5%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.9%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.2%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.6%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.4%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.2%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.8%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88.3%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89.5%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88.6%	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:	$18,499,000	$16,072		$19,030,000	$15,611		$18,711,000	$14,516
Federal:	$685,000	$595	3.7%	$2,021,000	$1,658	10.6%	$1,644,000	$1,275	8.8%
State:	$11,203,000	$9,733	60.6%	$10,322,000	$8,468	54.2%	$10,613,000	$8,234	56.7%
Local:	$6,611,000	$5,744	35.7%	$6,687,000	$5,486	35.1%	$6,454,000	$5,007	34.5%
Total Expenditures:	$17,776,000	$15,444		$22,107,000	$18,135		$18,379,000	$14,258
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,485,000	$13,454		$16,190,000	$13,281		$16,264,000	$12,618
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,278,000	$8,061	59.9%	$9,858,000	$8,087	60.9%	$10,055,000	$7,801	61.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$828,000	$719	5.3%	$857,000	$703	5.3%	$897,000	$696	5.5%
Administration:	$1,352,000	$1,175	8.7%	$1,330,000	$1,091	8.2%	$1,397,000	$1,084	8.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,027,000	$3,499	26.0%	$4,145,000	$3,400	25.6%	$3,915,000	$3,037	24.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$133,000	$116		$3,750,000	$3,076		$49,000	$38
Construction:	$5,000	$4		$3,719,000	$3,051		$0	$0
Total Other:	$3,000	$3		$2,000	$2		$7,000	$5
Interest on Debt:	$303,000	$263		$257,000	$211		$141,000	$109

Total Salary:	$7,266,000	$6,313		$8,018,000	$6,578		$8,228,000	$6,383
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,600,000	$4,865	77.1%	$6,231,000	$5,112	77.7%	$6,375,000	$4,946	77.5%
Other Salary:	$1,666,000	$1,447	22.9%	$1,787,000	$1,466	22.3%	$1,853,000	$1,438	22.5%
Total Benefit:	$3,678,000	$3,195		$3,325,000	$2,728		$3,057,000	$2,372
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,879,000	$2,501	78.3%	$2,628,000	$2,156	79.0%	$2,393,000	$1,856	78.3%
Other Benefit:	$799,000	$694	21.7%	$697,000	$572	21.0%	$664,000	$515	21.7%

* Northwest Area School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.