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Panther Valley School District

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Panther Valley School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Panther Valley School District has 33.56 square miles of land area and 0.80 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Panther Valley School District population is 12,488. Panther Valley School District median household income is $36,106 in 2010-2014. Panther Valley School District median house value is $63,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Panther Valley School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (464 out of 496, bottom 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (474 out of 498, bottom 5%)* Rank: #477
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	12,488 (2010-2014), rank #317
Population Growth	-4.53% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	363.37/sq mi, rank #229
Median Household Income:	$36,106 at 2010-2014—-0.73% increase since 2005-2009, rank #473
Median House Price:	$63,000 at 2010-2014—1.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #488
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	33.56 sq mi, rank #333
Water Area:	0.80 sq mi (2.34%), rank #183
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Schuylkill County, Carbon County
City:	Coaldale borough, Summit Hill, Nesquehoning, Lansford
Zip:	18218, 18250, 18240, 18232
Area:	Pottsville, PA;Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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Panther Valley School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1 Panther Way

Lansford PA, 18232, Carbon County

Phone: 570-645-4248

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,628	1,741	1,713	1,711	1,661	1,795	1,695
English Language Learner Students:	36	20	17	16	8	8	10
Total Teachers:	105.00	111.50	113.50	116.50	114.50	113.40	113.50
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	4.00
Elementary:	53.25	59.25	60.25	61.25	58.25	57.20	57.40
Secondary:	40.25	41.75	42.75	46.25	47.25	45.20	45.10
Ungraded:	8.50	7.50	7.50	6.00	5.00	7.00	7.00
Total Other Staff:	83.00	107.00	107.00	114.00	105.50	104.50	104.50
Instructional Aides:	24.00	35.00	35.00	37.00	36.50	33.50	32.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	6.50	6.50	7.00
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	7.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00
Other Support Services:	37.00	45.00	45.00	49.00	42.50	43.50	45.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.50	15.61	15.09	14.69	14.51	15.83	14.93

Schools

Panther Valley Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1 North Mermon Ave, Nesquehoning PA 18240
Panther Valley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	678 Panther Pride Dr, Lansford PA 18232
Panther Valley Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	912 Coal Region Way, Lansford PA 18232

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	29.2%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	32.8%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	27.1%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	14.3%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25.4%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.4%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	29.1%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.6%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	39.3%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.2%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	36.5%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	39.6%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.4%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41.8%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.9%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.3%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	14.9%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	19.3%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	26%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	18.9%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.9%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	75.3%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.4%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	80.7%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.6%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.6%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.9%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.9%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.1%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.4%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	51%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.1%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	53.3%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	45.6%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.1%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.3%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.3%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.1%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48.8%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.5%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.6%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.1%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.2%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.3%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53.7%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.1%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.3%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.6%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.4%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.2%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.3%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.7%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.6%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	30.3%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	45.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.9%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38.7%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.3%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	48.8%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	26.9%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	28.4%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	19.2%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	16.7%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	26.4%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	13.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43.5%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	37.6%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.4%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.2%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.2%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	42.7%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40.6%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	44.1%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.5%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	51.3%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	44.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.5%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.6%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.6%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.4%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	43.5%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.9%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.8%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	31.3%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.9%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51.5%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.3%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.7%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	49.6%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.1%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48.1%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.4%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.9%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	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:	$23,299,000	$13,601		$25,269,000	$14,769		$24,282,000	$14,619
Federal:	$2,074,000	$1,211	8.9%	$3,812,000	$2,228	15.1%	$3,001,000	$1,807	12.4%
State:	$11,480,000	$6,702	49.3%	$11,032,000	$6,448	43.7%	$10,929,000	$6,580	45.0%
Local:	$9,745,000	$5,689	41.8%	$10,425,000	$6,093	41.3%	$10,352,000	$6,232	42.6%
Total Expenditures:	$23,368,000	$13,642		$25,429,000	$14,862		$21,386,000	$12,875
Total Current Expenditures:	$19,276,000	$11,253		$18,692,000	$10,925		$17,819,000	$10,728
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,669,000	$7,396	65.7%	$12,664,000	$7,402	67.8%	$11,791,000	$7,099	66.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,061,000	$619	5.5%	$849,000	$496	4.5%	$952,000	$573	5.3%
Administration:	$1,749,000	$1,021	9.1%	$1,498,000	$876	8.0%	$1,355,000	$816	7.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,797,000	$2,217	19.7%	$3,681,000	$2,151	19.7%	$3,721,000	$2,240	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$426,000	$249		$3,477,000	$2,032		$478,000	$288
Construction:	$160,000	$93		$3,047,000	$1,781		$294,000	$177
Total Other:	$217,000	$127		$298,000	$174		$309,000	$186
Interest on Debt:	$1,042,000	$608		$1,145,000	$669		$977,000	$588

Total Salary:	$8,637,000	$5,042		$8,963,000	$5,238		$8,581,000	$5,166
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,351,000	$3,708	73.5%	$6,766,000	$3,954	75.5%	$6,322,000	$3,806	73.7%
Other Salary:	$2,286,000	$1,335	26.5%	$2,197,000	$1,284	24.5%	$2,259,000	$1,360	26.3%
Total Benefit:	$4,181,000	$2,441		$3,925,000	$2,294		$3,611,000	$2,174
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,105,000	$1,813	74.3%	$2,971,000	$1,736	75.7%	$2,681,000	$1,614	74.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,076,000	$628	25.7%	$954,000	$558	24.3%	$930,000	$560	25.8%

* Panther Valley School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.