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Chestnut Ridge School District

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Chestnut Ridge School District is located in southwest Pennsylvania. Chestnut Ridge School District has 223.48 square miles of land area and 1.16 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Chestnut Ridge School District population is 10,464. Chestnut Ridge School District median household income is $45,381 in 2010-2014. Chestnut Ridge School District median house value is $114,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Chestnut Ridge School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (278 out of 496, bottom 44%) Elementary/Middle School: (278 out of 498, bottom 44%)* Rank: #280
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	10,464 (2010-2014), rank #354
Population Growth	-3.91% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	46.58/sq mi, rank #458
Median Household Income:	$45,381 at 2010-2014—8.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #345
Median House Price:	$114,300 at 2010-2014—0.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #328
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	223.48 sq mi, rank #46
Water Area:	1.16 sq mi (0.52%), rank #135
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Bedford County
City:	Alum Bank, New Paris, Osterburg, Schellsburg, Saint Clairsville, Pleasantville Borough, Portage, Claysburg, Imler, Bedford, Manns Choice, Buffalo Mills, Fishertown
Zip:	15521, 15554, 16667, 15559, 15946, 16625, 16655, 15522, 15550, 15534, 15539
Area:	Johnstown, PA;Altoona, PA

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Chestnut Ridge School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3281 Valley Rd

Fishertown PA, 15539, Bedford County

Phone: 814-839-4195

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,651	1,652	1,645	1,690	1,676	1,747	1,752
English Language Learner Students:	5	3	4	6	4	1	1
Total Teachers:	104.20	104.67	102.83	116.61	117.66	117.20	116.10
Prekindergarten:	2.58	2.50	2.50	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	6.75	6.61	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00
Elementary:	44.91	44.84	46.75	49.00	49.03	51.60	51.50
Secondary:	45.58	44.38	41.84	52.18	55.09	53.80	51.80
Ungraded:	4.38	6.34	5.74	6.43	4.54	2.80	4.80
Total Other Staff:	90.75	97.75	99.17	105.89	105.56	107.90	98.90
Instructional Aides:	18.00	20.00	20.00	23.00	23.00	24.00	17.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.92	0.93	1.33	1.37	1.40	1.40
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	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.35	1.17	1.99	2.20	2.57	3.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	3.40	3.54	3.67	4.67	4.50	4.50	3.00
District Administrative Support:	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrators:	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.13	4.90	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	12.00	12.00	12.00
Student Support Services:	NA	3.12	3.58	3.56	2.22	2.00	1.50
Other Support Services:	43.00	45.00	45.00	46.00	45.00	46.00	47.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.84	15.78	16.00	14.49	14.24	14.91	15.09

Schools

Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	2534 Quaker Valley Rd, New Paris PA 15554
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	3281 Valley Rd, Fishertown PA 15539
Chestnut Ridge Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2588 Quaker Valley Rd, New Paris PA 15554
New Paris Center Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 4	4401 Cortland Rd, New Paris PA 15554

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.9%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.6%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	39.7%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.9%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.9%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.9%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.1%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.7%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.7%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.6%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.4%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.4%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.3%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.5%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.8%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.8%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	96%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.4%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.5%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.5%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.1%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.7%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.9%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.3%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.2%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.4%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.6%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.3%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.2%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92.3%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.5%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.4%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.6%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.8%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.7%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.3%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.3%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	26.7%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	37.2%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68.2%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47.9%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.2%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46.2%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.2%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.8%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.5%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.6%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.8%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.9%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.4%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.1%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.7%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.9%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.2%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.4%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.2%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.8%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.6%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.7%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.2%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.3%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.6%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$19,395,000	$11,790		$21,235,000	$12,565		$20,486,000	$12,223
Federal:	$1,071,000	$651	5.5%	$2,736,000	$1,619	12.9%	$2,423,000	$1,446	11.8%
State:	$12,118,000	$7,367	62.5%	$12,201,000	$7,220	57.5%	$12,075,000	$7,205	58.9%
Local:	$6,206,000	$3,773	32.0%	$6,298,000	$3,727	29.7%	$5,988,000	$3,573	29.2%
Total Expenditures:	$17,578,000	$10,686		$19,045,000	$11,269		$18,581,000	$11,087
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,992,000	$9,722		$17,226,000	$10,193		$16,765,000	$10,003
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,234,000	$5,613	57.7%	$10,339,000	$6,118	60.0%	$10,036,000	$5,988	59.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,247,000	$758	7.8%	$1,325,000	$784	7.7%	$1,190,000	$710	7.1%
Administration:	$1,587,000	$965	9.9%	$1,562,000	$924	9.1%	$1,778,000	$1,061	10.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,924,000	$2,385	24.5%	$4,000,000	$2,367	23.2%	$3,761,000	$2,244	22.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$34,000	$21		$65,000	$38		$54,000	$32
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$271,000	$165		$362,000	$214		$405,000	$242
Interest on Debt:	$650,000	$395		$710,000	$420		$621,000	$371

Total Salary:	$8,122,000	$4,937		$9,497,000	$5,620		$9,699,000	$5,787
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,652,000	$3,436	69.6%	$6,728,000	$3,981	70.8%	$6,838,000	$4,080	70.5%
Other Salary:	$2,470,000	$1,502	30.4%	$2,769,000	$1,638	29.2%	$2,861,000	$1,707	29.5%
Total Benefit:	$3,550,000	$2,158		$3,370,000	$1,994		$3,037,000	$1,812
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,468,000	$1,500	69.5%	$2,451,000	$1,450	72.7%	$2,180,000	$1,301	71.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,082,000	$658	30.5%	$919,000	$544	27.3%	$857,000	$511	28.2%

* Chestnut Ridge School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.