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Towanda Area School District

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Towanda Area School District is located in northeast Pennsylvania. Towanda Area School District has 159.23 square miles of land area and 3.24 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Towanda Area School District population is 10,808. Towanda Area School District median household income is $49,897 in 2010-2014. Towanda Area School District median house value is $125,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Towanda Area School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (427 out of 496, bottom 14%) Elementary/Middle School: (410 out of 498, bottom 18%)* Rank: #430
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	10,808 (2010-2014), rank #343
Population Growth	0.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	66.52/sq mi, rank #415
Median Household Income:	$49,897 at 2010-2014—27.54% increase since 2005-2009, rank #264
Median House Price:	$125,600 at 2010-2014—29.09% increase since 2005-2009, rank #295
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	159.23 sq mi, rank #80
Water Area:	3.24 sq mi (1.99%), rank #34
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Bradford County
City:	Towanda, Wysox, Rome, Wyalusing, Ulster, Monroeton, New Albany, Monroe Borough, Canton, Granville Summit
Zip:	18848, 18854, 18837, 18853, 18850, 18832, 18833, 17724, 16926
Area:	Sayre, PA

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Towanda Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

410 State St

Towanda PA, 18848, Bradford County

Phone: 570-265-9894

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,579	1,605	1,645	1,653	1,659	1,710	1,731
English Language Learner Students:	18	14	12	6	4	2	3
Total Teachers:	96.75	101.45	103.25	105.50	109.60	106.30	108.70
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary:	42.40	45.15	45.10	45.55	49.40	47.80	49.10
Secondary:	44.05	44.65	46.65	46.51	46.30	44.60	46.00
Ungraded:	3.30	4.65	3.50	5.44	5.90	5.90	5.60
Total Other Staff:	99.50	109.05	107.85	117.30	94.50	95.50	96.40
Instructional Aides:	29.00	24.00	24.00	26.00	14.50	16.00	20.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	1.00	2.20	2.20	2.20	2.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.60	2.60	2.60	2.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.80	2.60	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:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	4.50	4.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Student Support Services:	NA	8.25	6.25	10.10	9.30	9.30	6.80
Other Support Services:	43.00	47.00	47.00	48.00	37.50	38.00	37.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.32	15.82	15.93	15.67	15.14	16.09	15.92

Schools

Morrow Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	101 North Fourth St, Towanda PA 18848
Towanda Area Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	420 State St, Towanda PA 18848
Towanda Area Jshs	Grade 7 to Grade 12	1 High School Dr, Towanda PA 18848

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41.8%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40.4%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.3%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.9%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.9%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.8%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.8%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	44.1%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.2%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.9%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.7%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.4%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	31.6%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	27.4%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	24.4%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.6%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	80.3%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.2%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.9%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.9%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73.5%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.2%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.4%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.4%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.5%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.9%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.1%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.7%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.4%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.5%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.6%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.1%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.3%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.5%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.5%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	40.8%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.5%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	48.8%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51.4%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.4%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	44.6%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	44.8%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.8%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	57.3%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	26.9%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	38.5%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	41.6%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56.7%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.4%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.9%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.8%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.1%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.6%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.2%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.9%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.1%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.3%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.2%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.6%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.9%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.7%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.9%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.7%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.3%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.7%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.5%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.2%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38.2%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.7%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.1%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44.4%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.9%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73.2%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.2%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	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:	$22,575,000	$13,723		$24,308,000	$14,705		$22,808,000	$13,748
Federal:	$1,559,000	$948	6.9%	$3,231,000	$1,955	13.3%	$2,643,000	$1,593	11.6%
State:	$10,827,000	$6,582	48.0%	$10,520,000	$6,364	43.3%	$10,430,000	$6,287	45.7%
Local:	$10,189,000	$6,194	45.1%	$10,557,000	$6,387	43.4%	$9,735,000	$5,868	42.7%
Total Expenditures:	$19,305,000	$11,736		$20,950,000	$12,674		$20,171,000	$12,159
Total Current Expenditures:	$17,023,000	$10,348		$18,516,000	$11,201		$17,811,000	$10,736
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,462,000	$6,360	61.5%	$11,201,000	$6,776	60.5%	$10,880,000	$6,558	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,298,000	$789	7.6%	$1,781,000	$1,077	9.6%	$1,635,000	$986	9.2%
Administration:	$1,556,000	$946	9.1%	$1,576,000	$953	8.5%	$1,551,000	$935	8.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,707,000	$2,253	21.8%	$3,958,000	$2,394	21.4%	$3,745,000	$2,257	21.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$697,000	$424		$514,000	$311		$419,000	$253
Construction:	$20,000	$12		$53,000	$32		$11,000	$7
Total Other:	$40,000	$24		$53,000	$32		$32,000	$19
Interest on Debt:	$771,000	$469		$973,000	$589		$1,021,000	$615

Total Salary:	$9,789,000	$5,951		$10,876,000	$6,580		$10,521,000	$6,342
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,097,000	$4,314	72.5%	$7,730,000	$4,676	71.1%	$7,446,000	$4,488	70.8%
Other Salary:	$2,692,000	$1,636	27.5%	$3,146,000	$1,903	28.9%	$3,075,000	$1,854	29.2%
Total Benefit:	$3,909,000	$2,376		$3,738,000	$2,261		$3,482,000	$2,099
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,744,000	$1,668	70.2%	$2,558,000	$1,547	68.4%	$2,418,000	$1,458	69.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,165,000	$708	29.8%	$1,180,000	$714	31.6%	$1,064,000	$641	30.6%

* Towanda Area School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.