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South Side Area School District

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South Side Area School District is located in west Pennsylvania. South Side Area School District has 73.80 square miles of land area and 1.78 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total South Side Area School District population is 6,637. South Side Area School District median household income is $65,514 in 2010-2014. South Side Area School District median house value is $157,100 in 2010-2014. On average, South Side Area School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (224 out of 496, top 45%) Elementary/Middle School: (160 out of 498, top 32%)* Rank: #188
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	6,637 (2010-2014), rank #443
Population Growth	-5.70% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	87.82/sq mi, rank #389
Median Household Income:	$65,514 at 2010-2014—10.31% increase since 2005-2009, rank #100
Median House Price:	$157,100 at 2010-2014—11.02% increase since 2005-2009, rank #196
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	73.80 sq mi, rank #216
Water Area:	1.78 sq mi (2.36%), rank #82
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Beaver County
City:	Shippingport, Hookstown, Clinton, Aliquippa, Georgetown, Frankfort Springs
Zip:	15001, 15077, 15050, 15061, 15026, 15043
Area:	Pittsburgh, PA

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South Side Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

4949 State Route 151

Hookstown PA, 15050, Beaver County

Phone: 724-573-9581

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,150	1,185	1,191	1,235	1,263	1,253	1,280
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	96.00	95.50	99.40	103.00	104.50	103.20	85.60
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.30
Elementary:	39.92	38.90	39.10	39.75	38.25	37.70	33.30
Secondary:	44.08	44.60	46.30	49.25	53.75	54.00	42.30
Ungraded:	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	6.50	6.50	5.70
Total Other Staff:	82.00	99.50	99.10	106.00	85.00	104.80	102.10
Instructional Aides:	20.00	22.00	22.00	23.00	21.50	22.00	22.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	2.50	3.50	3.50	4.00	3.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.33	1.33	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.67	1.67	2.50	2.50	2.50	3.00	2.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.70
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	3.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	4.00	5.00	5.10	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.50	6.50	7.00
Student Support Services:	NA	4.00	4.00	2.00	1.00	20.30	20.20
Other Support Services:	40.00	48.00	48.00	53.00	38.00	38.50	36.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.98	12.41	11.98	11.99	12.09	12.14	14.95

Schools

South Side Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4949 State Route 151, Hookstown PA 15050
South Side High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4949 State Route 151, Hookstown PA 15050
South Side Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4949 State Route 151, Hookstown PA 15050

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.4%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.1%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.2%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.3%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.4%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.7%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.9%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.2%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.7%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.9%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.5%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.5%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.9%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.3%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	69.5%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.1%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.6%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.1%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.1%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.9%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.1%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.1%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.3%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.9%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.7%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	99%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.6%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	98.7%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.8%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.7%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.2%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.4%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	43.8%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.2%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.2%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86.1%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	91.1%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55.5%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.4%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.7%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.9%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.8%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.9%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.8%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.8%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49.1%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.4%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.1%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.4%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.4%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.9%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.4%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.2%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.2%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.5%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88.3%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93.3%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$21,413,000	$17,979		$22,749,000	$18,420		$22,223,000	$17,595
Federal:	$640,000	$537	3.0%	$2,697,000	$2,184	11.9%	$1,991,000	$1,576	9.0%
State:	$12,745,000	$10,701	59.5%	$11,427,000	$9,253	50.2%	$12,345,000	$9,774	55.6%
Local:	$8,028,000	$6,741	37.5%	$8,625,000	$6,984	37.9%	$7,887,000	$6,245	35.5%
Total Expenditures:	$20,527,000	$17,235		$21,019,000	$17,019		$20,538,000	$16,261
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,918,000	$15,884		$19,034,000	$15,412		$18,373,000	$14,547
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,826,000	$9,929	62.5%	$11,948,000	$9,674	62.8%	$11,353,000	$8,989	61.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,510,000	$1,268	8.0%	$1,685,000	$1,364	8.9%	$1,605,000	$1,271	8.7%
Administration:	$1,578,000	$1,325	8.3%	$1,501,000	$1,215	7.9%	$1,522,000	$1,205	8.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,004,000	$3,362	21.2%	$3,900,000	$3,158	20.5%	$3,893,000	$3,082	21.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$382,000	$321		$765,000	$619		$594,000	$470
Construction:	$49,000	$41		$406,000	$329		$226,000	$179
Total Other:	$3,000	$3		$31,000	$25		$40,000	$32
Interest on Debt:	$433,000	$364		$395,000	$320		$632,000	$500

Total Salary:	$10,624,000	$8,920		$10,830,000	$8,769		$10,718,000	$8,486
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,830,000	$6,574	73.7%	$7,994,000	$6,473	73.8%	$7,782,000	$6,162	72.6%
Other Salary:	$2,794,000	$2,346	26.3%	$2,836,000	$2,296	26.2%	$2,936,000	$2,325	27.4%
Total Benefit:	$4,335,000	$3,640		$3,911,000	$3,167		$3,599,000	$2,850
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,208,000	$2,694	74.0%	$2,928,000	$2,371	74.9%	$2,687,000	$2,127	74.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,127,000	$946	26.0%	$983,000	$796	25.1%	$912,000	$722	25.3%

* South Side 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.