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Armstrong School District

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Armstrong School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Armstrong School District has 436.93 square miles of land area and 7.23 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Armstrong School District population is 42,724. Armstrong School District median household income is $44,013 in 2010-2014. Armstrong School District median house value is $93,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Armstrong School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (352 out of 496, bottom 29%) Elementary/Middle School: (290 out of 498, bottom 42%)* Rank: #326
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	42,724 (2010-2014), rank #52
Population Growth	-1.26% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	96.19/sq mi, rank #378
Median Household Income:	$44,013 at 2010-2014—11.27% increase since 2005-2009, rank #375
Median House Price:	$93,900 at 2010-2014—9.19% increase since 2005-2009, rank #390
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	436.93 sq mi, rank #6
Water Area:	7.23 sq mi (1.63%), rank #11
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Indiana County, Armstrong County
City:	Smicksburg, Dayton, Worthington, West Kittanning, New Bethlehem, Adrian, Cowansville, Templeton, Avonmore, Shelocta, Spring Church, Ford City, Rural Valley, Elderton, Creekside, Manorville, Mc Grann, Lenape Heights, Ford Cliff, West Hills, Sagamore, Yatesboro, Nu Mine, Freeport, Cadogan, Apollo, Vandergrift, Atwood, Applewold
Zip:	16256, 16222, 16262, 16201, 16242, 16210, 16218, 16259, 15618, 15774, 15686, 16226, 16249, 15736, 15732, 16238, 16236, 16228, 16250, 16263, 16244, 16229, 16212, 15613, 15690
Area:	Indiana, PA;Pittsburgh, PA

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Armstrong School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

181 Heritage Park Dr

Kittanning PA, 16201, Armstrong County

Phone: 724-548-7200

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,371	5,405	5,450	5,544	5,631	5,730	5,865
English Language Learner Students:	4	1	4	3	5	7	5
Total Teachers:	400.67	402.15	418.97	451.07	424.87	448.30	448.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	11.50	12.00	11.50	11.50	12.00	13.50	11.00
Elementary:	189.38	190.46	192.53	198.72	199.31	203.90	202.40
Secondary:	173.34	174.55	187.86	209.05	185.43	207.50	210.50
Ungraded:	26.45	25.14	27.08	31.80	28.13	23.40	24.40
Total Other Staff:	246.53	277.35	280.57	304.59	261.13	270.30	282.60
Instructional Aides:	37.00	38.00	38.00	36.00	34.50	34.00	33.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.20	1.92	2.46	2.61	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	7.50	9.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	8.00	9.00	7.50	9.00	9.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.53	7.98	9.15	9.23	8.50	9.40	9.60
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	7.00	6.00	5.74	5.68	7.00	4.60	6.00
District Administrative Support:	18.00	19.00	19.00	20.00	22.00	21.00	24.00
School Administrators:	12.00	14.00	15.26	16.00	14.58	16.00	17.00
School Administrative Support:	21.00	21.00	21.00	24.00	22.00	23.00	23.00
Student Support Services:	NA	7.17	6.50	13.22	10.94	9.80	11.00
Other Support Services:	134.00	156.00	156.00	169.00	131.50	140.50	148.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.41	13.44	13.01	12.29	13.25	12.78	13.08

Schools

Dayton Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	175 East Grant Ave, Dayton PA 16222
Elderton Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	239 South Lytle St, Elderton PA 15736
Ford City Jshs	Grade 7 to Grade 12	4th Ave And 11th St, Ford City PA 16226
Kittanning Jhs	Grade 7 to Grade 8	210 North Mckean St, Kittanning PA 16201
Kittanning Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1200 Orr Ave, Kittanning PA 16201
Lenape Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2300 Center Ave, Ford City PA 16226
Shannock Valley Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	210 Cowanshannock Ave, Rural Valley PA 16249
West Hills Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	175 Heritage Park Dr, Kittanning PA 16201
West Hills Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	181 Heritage Park Dr, Kittanning PA 16201
West Shamokin Jshs	Grade 7 to Grade 12	178 Wolf Dr, Rural Valley PA 16249

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.7%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.4%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.6%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.9%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.4%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.9%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.2%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.2%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.6%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.6%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.8%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.9%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.2%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.6%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.9%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.1%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	31.4%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.7%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.5%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.6%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.3%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.6%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.3%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.6%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.4%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	80.4%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.2%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.1%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.1%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.3%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.1%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.4%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.4%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.7%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.6%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.6%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.1%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.2%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.2%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	42.4%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	30.5%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	34.5%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31.5%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.4%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.3%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.7%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.3%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.1%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.2%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.3%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.8%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.8%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.2%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.4%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.1%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.7%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.7%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.1%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.8%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.1%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.5%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.1%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.6%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.3%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.4%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	57.5%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50.3%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$84,112,000	$15,433		$90,516,000	$16,327		$85,568,000	$15,196
Federal:	$6,494,000	$1,192	7.7%	$10,925,000	$1,971	12.1%	$7,612,000	$1,352	8.9%
State:	$45,308,000	$8,313	53.9%	$42,561,000	$7,677	47.0%	$43,533,000	$7,731	50.9%
Local:	$32,310,000	$5,928	38.4%	$37,030,000	$6,679	40.9%	$34,423,000	$6,113	40.2%
Total Expenditures:	$89,723,000	$16,463		$88,298,000	$15,927		$77,383,000	$13,742
Total Current Expenditures:	$72,029,000	$13,216		$73,773,000	$13,307		$67,525,000	$11,992
Instructional Expenditures:	$46,470,000	$8,527	64.5%	$47,036,000	$8,484	63.8%	$41,589,000	$7,386	61.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,121,000	$756	5.7%	$4,319,000	$779	5.9%	$3,808,000	$676	5.6%
Administration:	$6,566,000	$1,205	9.1%	$6,512,000	$1,175	8.8%	$6,202,000	$1,101	9.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$14,872,000	$2,729	20.6%	$15,906,000	$2,869	21.6%	$15,926,000	$2,828	23.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,010,000	$736		$5,643,000	$1,018		$1,397,000	$248
Construction:	$3,293,000	$604		$3,557,000	$642		$248,000	$44
Total Other:	$106,000	$19		$82,000	$15		$104,000	$18
Interest on Debt:	$6,832,000	$1,254		$1,985,000	$358		$2,070,000	$368

Total Salary:	$42,335,000	$7,768		$42,894,000	$7,737		$39,527,000	$7,020
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$31,363,000	$5,755	74.1%	$31,776,000	$5,732	74.1%	$28,983,000	$5,147	73.3%
Other Salary:	$10,972,000	$2,013	25.9%	$11,118,000	$2,005	25.9%	$10,544,000	$1,872	26.7%
Total Benefit:	$16,458,000	$3,020		$15,854,000	$2,860		$13,884,000	$2,466
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$12,270,000	$2,251	74.6%	$11,821,000	$2,132	74.6%	$10,133,000	$1,800	73.0%
Other Benefit:	$4,188,000	$768	25.4%	$4,033,000	$727	25.4%	$3,751,000	$666	27.0%

* Armstrong School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.