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Bellefonte Area School District

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Bellefonte Area School District is located close to the center of Pennsylvania. Bellefonte Area School District has 116.74 square miles of land area and 0.00 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bellefonte Area School District population is 26,787. Bellefonte Area School District median household income is $52,994 in 2010-2014. Bellefonte Area School District median house value is $171,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Bellefonte Area School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (243 out of 496, top 49%) Elementary/Middle School: (184 out of 498, top 37%)* Rank: #207
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	26,787 (2010-2014), rank #133
Population Growth	10.84% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	229.44/sq mi, rank #288
Median Household Income:	$52,994 at 2010-2014—2.42% increase since 2005-2009, rank #224
Median House Price:	$171,000 at 2010-2014—11.91% increase since 2005-2009, rank #155
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	116.74 sq mi, rank #119
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #466
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Centre County
City:	Bellefonte, Howard, Zion, Snydertown CDP, Nittany, Mingoville, Hublersburg, Centre Hall, Pleasant Gap, Jacksonville, State College
Zip:	16823, 16841, 16828, 16803
Area:	State College, PA

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Bellefonte Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

318 North Allegheny St

Bellefonte PA, 16823, Centre County

Phone: 814-355-4814

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,719	2,811	2,870	2,909	2,898	2,970	2,957
English Language Learner Students:	27	27	30	35	32	31	25
Total Teachers:	202.75	209.75	205.75	222.75	222.75	223.60	234.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	9.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	12.00	11.00
Elementary:	83.48	82.48	80.88	81.58	82.58	77.50	88.50
Secondary:	89.29	95.21	91.21	102.01	101.51	104.60	104.30
Ungraded:	20.98	21.06	22.66	28.16	27.66	29.50	31.00
Total Other Staff:	194.60	216.00	215.00	226.00	213.50	212.00	210.50
Instructional Aides:	58.00	57.00	57.00	60.00	60.50	60.50	62.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
District Administrators:	5.20	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	3.50
District Administrative Support:	9.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	25.00
School Administrators:	8.40	9.50	8.50	9.50	9.50	8.50	11.50
School Administrative Support:	18.00	21.00	21.00	20.00	18.50	18.50	18.50
Student Support Services:	NA	12.00	12.00	14.00	15.00	14.00	16.00
Other Support Services:	82.00	83.00	83.00	87.00	74.50	75.00	52.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.41	13.40	13.95	13.06	13.01	13.28	12.59

Schools

Bellefonte Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	830 East Bishop St, Bellefonte PA 16823
Bellefonte Area Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	100 North School St, Bellefonte PA 16823
Bellefonte Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	100 West Linn St, Bellefonte PA 16823
Benner Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	490 Buffalo Run Rd, Bellefonte PA 16823
Marion-Walker Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	100 School Dr, Bellefonte PA 16823
Pleasant Gap Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	230 South Main St, Bellefonte PA 16823

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	46.1%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.1%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.1%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.6%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.7%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.3%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.2%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.5%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.4%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.5%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.1%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.9%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.9%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.4%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.3%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.5%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.9%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.9%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.9%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.4%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.9%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	71.4%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.5%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.7%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.2%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.2%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.1%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81.1%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.5%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.1%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.3%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.7%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.2%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.4%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.8%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.3%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.5%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.6%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.3%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.6%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.9%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	59%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.5%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.4%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.5%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.6%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.5%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.2%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.6%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.8%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.9%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.9%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.9%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.1%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.8%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.8%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.5%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.1%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.5%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.8%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.8%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.9%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.8%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.3%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.1%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.4%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.2%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.6%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88.7%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$42,772,000	$14,903		$43,026,000	$14,791		$41,446,000	$14,302
Federal:	$1,457,000	$508	3.4%	$3,405,000	$1,171	7.9%	$3,069,000	$1,059	7.4%
State:	$13,595,000	$4,737	31.8%	$13,242,000	$4,552	30.8%	$13,171,000	$4,545	31.8%
Local:	$27,720,000	$9,659	64.8%	$26,379,000	$9,068	61.3%	$25,206,000	$8,698	60.8%
Total Expenditures:	$44,165,000	$15,389		$40,475,000	$13,914		$38,604,000	$13,321
Total Current Expenditures:	$33,353,000	$11,621		$35,294,000	$12,133		$33,483,000	$11,554
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,603,000	$6,830	58.8%	$20,787,000	$7,146	58.9%	$19,943,000	$6,882	59.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,370,000	$826	7.1%	$2,663,000	$915	7.5%	$2,467,000	$851	7.4%
Administration:	$4,534,000	$1,580	13.6%	$4,487,000	$1,542	12.7%	$4,015,000	$1,385	12.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,846,000	$2,385	20.5%	$7,357,000	$2,529	20.8%	$7,058,000	$2,435	21.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,573,000	$1,942		$216,000	$74		$388,000	$134
Construction:	$4,550,000	$1,585		$0	$0		$129,000	$45
Total Other:	$11,000	$4		$10,000	$3		$11,000	$4
Interest on Debt:	$1,477,000	$515		$1,636,000	$562		$1,580,000	$545

Total Salary:	$18,433,000	$6,423		$20,210,000	$6,947		$19,425,000	$6,703
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,781,000	$4,453	69.3%	$14,052,000	$4,831	69.5%	$13,570,000	$4,683	69.9%
Other Salary:	$5,652,000	$1,969	30.7%	$6,158,000	$2,117	30.5%	$5,855,000	$2,020	30.1%
Total Benefit:	$9,446,000	$3,291		$9,037,000	$3,107		$8,145,000	$2,811
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,007,000	$2,093	63.6%	$5,900,000	$2,028	65.3%	$5,434,000	$1,875	66.7%
Other Benefit:	$3,439,000	$1,198	36.4%	$3,137,000	$1,078	34.7%	$2,711,000	$935	33.3%

* Bellefonte 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.