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Plum Borough School District

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Plum Borough School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Plum Borough School District has 28.58 square miles of land area and 0.38 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Plum Borough School District population is 27,386. Plum Borough School District median household income is $67,639 in 2010-2014. Plum Borough School District median house value is $139,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Plum Borough School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (156 out of 496, top 31%) Elementary/Middle School: (108 out of 498, top 22%)* Rank: #119
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	27,386 (2010-2014), rank #127
Population Growth	4.28% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	945.64/sq mi, rank #133
Median Household Income:	$67,639 at 2010-2014—5.01% increase since 2005-2009, rank #83
Median House Price:	$139,700 at 2010-2014—10.43% increase since 2005-2009, rank #251
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	28.58 sq mi, rank #348
Water Area:	0.38 sq mi (1.31%), rank #280
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Allegheny County
City:	Plum
Zip:	15239, 15668, 15235, 15147, 15068, 15139
Area:	Pittsburgh, PA

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Plum Borough School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

900 Elicker Rd

Pittsburgh PA, 15239, Allegheny County

Phone: 412-795-0100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,975	3,989	4,037	4,110	4,166	4,189	4,357
English Language Learner Students:	7	8	8	8	10	9	10
Total Teachers:	250.80	266.84	261.06	272.43	276.84	279.50	271.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	14.00	12.00	12.00	11.00	13.00	16.00	16.00
Elementary:	108.50	110.16	109.82	116.30	118.80	111.90	103.90
Secondary:	116.00	133.38	127.94	132.13	135.54	140.60	141.50
Ungraded:	12.30	11.30	11.30	13.00	9.50	11.00	10.00
Total Other Staff:	226.00	248.20	247.76	262.07	256.66	256.50	250.50
Instructional Aides:	32.00	28.00	28.00	41.00	53.50	56.50	50.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	2.00	1.03	2.00	2.00	1.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	10.00	10.50	10.00	10.00	11.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	7.50	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.57	4.66	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.00	5.00	2.00
District Administrators:	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	10.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrators:	8.00	9.00	9.03	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
School Administrative Support:	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.00
Student Support Services:	NA	5.20	6.20	8.50	11.00	12.00	13.00
Other Support Services:	147.00	163.00	163.00	161.00	137.50	132.00	139.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.85	14.95	15.46	15.09	15.05	14.99	16.05

Schools

Center Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	201 Center New Texas Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15239
Holiday Park Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	4795 Havana Dr, Pittsburgh PA 15239
Oblock Jhs	Grade 7 to Grade 8	440 Presque Isle Dr, Pittsburgh PA 15239
Pivik Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	151 School Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15239
Plum Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	900 Elicker Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15239
Regency Park Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	606 Millers Ln, Pittsburgh PA 15239
Stevenson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	100 School Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15239

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.6%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.5%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.4%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64.5%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.3%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.1%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.8%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	73.9%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.4%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.7%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.6%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.8%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.3%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.7%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.2%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85.3%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.4%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.1%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.2%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.2%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.3%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.2%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.2%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.1%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.1%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.6%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.8%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.7%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.5%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.1%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.3%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.6%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.8%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.1%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.8%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.9%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.2%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.7%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.9%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.8%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.1%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.9%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.2%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.8%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.2%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.4%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.6%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.2%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.4%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.9%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.3%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.1%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.9%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.7%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.1%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.1%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.6%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.2%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.1%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.6%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.7%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.2%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.2%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.3%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88.6%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	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:	$55,427,000	$13,730		$55,571,000	$13,521		$54,307,000	$13,036
Federal:	$2,142,000	$531	3.9%	$4,417,000	$1,075	7.9%	$3,517,000	$844	6.5%
State:	$21,492,000	$5,324	38.8%	$19,486,000	$4,741	35.1%	$20,151,000	$4,837	37.1%
Local:	$31,793,000	$7,875	57.4%	$31,668,000	$7,705	57.0%	$30,639,000	$7,355	56.4%
Total Expenditures:	$65,625,000	$16,256		$54,962,000	$13,373		$55,386,000	$13,295
Total Current Expenditures:	$44,008,000	$10,901		$45,117,000	$10,977		$45,012,000	$10,805
Instructional Expenditures:	$28,072,000	$6,954	63.8%	$29,332,000	$7,137	65.0%	$29,348,000	$7,045	65.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,306,000	$571	5.2%	$2,305,000	$561	5.1%	$2,433,000	$584	5.4%
Administration:	$5,243,000	$1,299	11.9%	$4,992,000	$1,215	11.1%	$4,788,000	$1,149	10.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,387,000	$2,078	19.1%	$8,488,000	$2,065	18.8%	$8,443,000	$2,027	18.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$14,517,000	$3,596		$2,706,000	$658		$2,190,000	$526
Construction:	$13,769,000	$3,411		$1,728,000	$420		$755,000	$181
Total Other:	$307,000	$76		$301,000	$73		$69,000	$17
Interest on Debt:	$4,268,000	$1,057		$4,448,000	$1,082		$3,265,000	$784

Total Salary:	$28,121,000	$6,966		$29,250,000	$7,117		$28,815,000	$6,917
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$20,110,000	$4,981	71.5%	$21,029,000	$5,117	71.9%	$20,477,000	$4,915	71.1%
Other Salary:	$8,011,000	$1,984	28.5%	$8,221,000	$2,000	28.1%	$8,338,000	$2,001	28.9%
Total Benefit:	$11,022,000	$2,730		$10,078,000	$2,452		$10,310,000	$2,475
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,678,000	$1,654	60.6%	$6,288,000	$1,530	62.4%	$7,103,000	$1,705	68.9%
Other Benefit:	$4,344,000	$1,076	39.4%	$3,790,000	$922	37.6%	$3,207,000	$770	31.1%

* Plum Borough School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.