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Girard School District

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Girard School District is located in northwest Pennsylvania. Girard School District has 35.64 square miles of land area and 0.28 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Girard School District population is 11,154. Girard School District median household income is $49,073 in 2010-2014. Girard School District median house value is $109,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Girard School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (207 out of 496, top 42%) Elementary/Middle School: (121 out of 498, top 24%)* Rank: #159
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	11,154 (2010-2014), rank #338
Population Growth	0.43% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	310.53/sq mi, rank #251
Median Household Income:	$49,073 at 2010-2014—8.65% increase since 2005-2009, rank #282
Median House Price:	$109,700 at 2010-2014—9.37% increase since 2005-2009, rank #347
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	35.64 sq mi, rank #325
Water Area:	0.28 sq mi (0.77%), rank #309
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Erie County
City:	Lake City, Girard, Cranesville
Zip:	16423, 16417, 16410
Area:	Erie, PA

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Girard School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1203 Lake St

Girard PA, 16417, Erie County

Phone: 814-774-5666

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,816	1,852	1,922	1,979	2,019	2,035	2,041
English Language Learner Students:	7	1	5	7	7	9	7
Total Teachers:	124.10	126.60	130.10	139.44	141.94	140.70	136.50
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	51.74	52.98	52.48	58.01	57.77	61.70	55.40
Secondary:	53.35	53.61	55.97	61.65	63.03	62.40	60.50
Ungraded:	11.01	12.01	12.65	10.78	10.14	7.60	11.60
Total Other Staff:	114.00	114.90	114.90	114.40	99.90	97.50	92.80
Instructional Aides:	31.00	33.00	33.00	33.00	27.00	25.00	22.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	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:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.50	4.00
District Administrative Support:	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
Student Support Services:	NA	1.40	1.40	2.00	2.50	2.00	2.30
Other Support Services:	51.00	49.00	49.00	47.90	38.90	39.50	37.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.63	14.63	14.77	14.19	14.22	14.46	14.95

Schools

Elk Valley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	2556 Maple Ave, Lake City PA 16423
Girard High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1135 Lake St, Girard PA 16417
Rice Avenue Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	1100 Rice Ave, Girard PA 16417

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.6%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.2%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.2%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.6%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.3%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.9%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.8%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.1%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44.5%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.3%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53.9%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.2%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.8%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.1%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	80.2%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.1%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.4%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.2%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.7%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.1%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.8%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.2%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.4%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.9%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.8%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.4%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.2%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.6%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.2%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	99.4%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.4%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.3%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.8%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.8%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.8%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.8%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.8%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.2%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.9%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.7%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	40.3%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	52%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.6%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.7%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.9%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.4%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.5%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.3%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.4%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.4%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.7%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.3%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.5%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.6%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.5%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.2%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.7%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.9%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.4%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.1%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.7%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.2%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.8%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.8%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.1%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.8%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	61.2%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	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:	$22,364,000	$11,636		$23,158,000	$11,702		$22,410,000	$11,100
Federal:	$1,564,000	$814	7.0%	$3,466,000	$1,751	15.0%	$3,089,000	$1,530	13.8%
State:	$12,166,000	$6,330	54.4%	$11,763,000	$5,944	50.8%	$11,659,000	$5,775	52.0%
Local:	$8,634,000	$4,492	38.6%	$7,929,000	$4,007	34.2%	$7,662,000	$3,795	34.2%
Total Expenditures:	$20,513,000	$10,673		$20,906,000	$10,564		$22,446,000	$11,117
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,327,000	$9,535		$18,884,000	$9,542		$18,852,000	$9,337
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,750,000	$6,113	64.1%	$12,314,000	$6,222	65.2%	$12,169,000	$6,027	64.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,523,000	$792	8.3%	$1,511,000	$764	8.0%	$1,566,000	$776	8.3%
Administration:	$1,776,000	$924	9.7%	$1,748,000	$883	9.3%	$1,797,000	$890	9.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,278,000	$1,706	17.9%	$3,311,000	$1,673	17.5%	$3,320,000	$1,644	17.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$124,000	$65		$211,000	$107		$1,731,000	$857
Construction:	$71,000	$37		$0	$0		$1,452,000	$719
Total Other:	$15,000	$8		$42,000	$21		$41,000	$20
Interest on Debt:	$485,000	$252		$514,000	$260		$456,000	$226

Total Salary:	$10,820,000	$5,630		$11,065,000	$5,591		$10,891,000	$5,394
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,883,000	$4,101	72.9%	$8,167,000	$4,127	73.8%	$8,042,000	$3,983	73.8%
Other Salary:	$2,937,000	$1,528	27.1%	$2,898,000	$1,464	26.2%	$2,849,000	$1,411	26.2%
Total Benefit:	$4,322,000	$2,249		$4,462,000	$2,255		$4,358,000	$2,158
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,150,000	$1,639	72.9%	$3,312,000	$1,674	74.2%	$3,231,000	$1,600	74.1%
Other Benefit:	$1,172,000	$610	27.1%	$1,150,000	$581	25.8%	$1,127,000	$558	25.9%

* Girard 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.