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Southern Columbia Area School District

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Southern Columbia Area School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Southern Columbia Area School District has 108.72 square miles of land area and 1.27 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Southern Columbia Area School District population is 10,154. Southern Columbia Area School District median household income is $52,251 in 2010-2014. Southern Columbia Area School District median house value is $156,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Southern Columbia Area School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (59 out of 496, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (210 out of 498, top 42%)* Rank: #121
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	10,154 (2010-2014), rank #360
Population Growth	1.99% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	92.32/sq mi, rank #383
Median Household Income:	$52,251 at 2010-2014—5.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #231
Median House Price:	$156,300 at 2010-2014—15.01% increase since 2005-2009, rank #201
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	108.72 sq mi, rank #133
Water Area:	1.27 sq mi (1.16%), rank #115
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Northumberland County, Columbia County
City:	Elysburg, Paxinos, Shamokin, Catawissa, Slabtown, Numidia, Bloomsburg
Zip:	17824, 17860, 17872, 17820, 17815
Area:	Sunbury, PA;Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

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Southern Columbia Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

800 Southern Dr

Catawissa PA, 17820, Columbia County

Phone: 570-356-2331

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,438	1,456	1,428	1,428	1,444	1,413	1,424
English Language Learner Students:	2	1	3	4	4	1	1
Total Teachers:	97.60	100.80	102.80	109.66	108.66	105.50	108.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary:	43.16	44.86	45.86	48.72	48.72	48.60	49.60
Secondary:	42.54	43.04	43.64	45.34	46.34	46.30	48.10
Ungraded:	6.90	7.90	8.30	9.60	7.60	4.60	4.30
Total Other Staff:	116.00	122.20	124.20	125.34	112.84	111.90	105.00
Instructional Aides:	35.00	40.00	40.00	45.00	32.00	30.50	26.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	2.20	3.20	2.34	2.34	1.40	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	0.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	9.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.50
School Administrators:	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	7.00	7.00	4.00	5.00	7.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	NA	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Support Services:	57.00	55.00	55.00	54.00	52.50	50.00	49.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.73	14.44	13.89	13.02	13.29	13.39	13.19

Schools

Hartman El Center	Kindergarten to Grade 4	802 Southern Dr, Catawissa PA 17820
Southern Columbia High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	812 Southern Dr, Catawissa PA 17820
Southern Columbia Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	810 Southern Dr, Catawissa PA 17820

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.4%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64.8%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	77%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74.1%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.6%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.1%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.3%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.6%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.5%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.8%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.8%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	54.8%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.1%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.5%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.4%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.9%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.5%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.6%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.2%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.9%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.9%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.9%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.9%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.5%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.5%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.7%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.3%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.7%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.2%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.8%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.6%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	42.2%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.4%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.7%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.1%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.1%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.8%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.6%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.6%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.6%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.9%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.5%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.2%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.3%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.7%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.1%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.6%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.1%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	33%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	55.7%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.3%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.4%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,218,000	$12,057		$17,551,000	$12,291		$17,057,000	$11,812
Federal:	$674,000	$472	3.9%	$1,785,000	$1,250	10.2%	$1,582,000	$1,096	9.3%
State:	$7,147,000	$5,005	41.5%	$6,650,000	$4,657	37.9%	$6,682,000	$4,627	39.2%
Local:	$9,397,000	$6,581	54.6%	$9,116,000	$6,384	51.9%	$8,793,000	$6,089	51.6%
Total Expenditures:	$27,421,000	$19,202		$19,542,000	$13,685		$17,197,000	$11,909
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,972,000	$10,485		$15,302,000	$10,716		$14,737,000	$10,206
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,515,000	$6,663	63.6%	$9,728,000	$6,812	63.6%	$9,357,000	$6,480	63.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,192,000	$835	8.0%	$1,373,000	$961	9.0%	$1,298,000	$899	8.8%
Administration:	$1,153,000	$807	7.7%	$1,139,000	$798	7.4%	$1,108,000	$767	7.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,112,000	$2,179	20.8%	$3,062,000	$2,144	20.0%	$2,974,000	$2,060	20.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$10,631,000	$7,445		$2,799,000	$1,960		$838,000	$580
Construction:	$10,340,000	$7,241		$2,426,000	$1,699		$0	$0
Total Other:	$15,000	$11		$70,000	$49		$223,000	$154
Interest on Debt:	$932,000	$653		$249,000	$174		$204,000	$141

Total Salary:	$9,212,000	$6,451		$9,752,000	$6,829		$9,355,000	$6,479
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,490,000	$4,545	70.5%	$6,869,000	$4,810	70.4%	$6,568,000	$4,548	70.2%
Other Salary:	$2,722,000	$1,906	29.5%	$2,883,000	$2,019	29.6%	$2,787,000	$1,930	29.8%
Total Benefit:	$3,145,000	$2,202		$2,893,000	$2,026		$2,786,000	$1,929
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,099,000	$1,470	66.7%	$1,879,000	$1,316	64.9%	$1,804,000	$1,249	64.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,046,000	$732	33.3%	$1,014,000	$710	35.1%	$982,000	$680	35.2%

* Southern Columbia Area 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.