Highlands School District
Highlands School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Highlands School District has 22.04 square miles of land area and 0.74 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Highlands School District population is 20,586. Highlands School District median household income is $44,745 in 2010-2014. Highlands School District median house value is $81,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Highlands School District is close to the state average in quality.
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Highlands School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
1500 Pacific Ave
Natrona Heights PA, 15065, Allegheny County
Phone: 724-226-2400
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 2,500 | 2,599 | 2,672 | 2,742 | 2,806 | 2,827 | 2,853 |
English Language Learner Students: | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Total Teachers: | 184.00 | 199.00 | 205.00 | 210.00 | 215.54 | 221.40 | 256.00 |
Prekindergarten: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Kindergarten: | 9.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 |
Elementary: | 83.05 | 89.72 | 93.28 | 92.31 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 107.00 |
Secondary: | 75.95 | 80.28 | 83.72 | 83.67 | 82.47 | 85.90 | 109.00 |
Ungraded: | 15.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 20.02 | 19.07 | 21.50 | 23.00 |
Total Other Staff: | 154.00 | 188.00 | 190.00 | 231.00 | 197.46 | 193.40 | 196.00 |
Instructional Aides: | 54.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 60.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 5.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 0.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
District Administrators: | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 8.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 3.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
School Administrators: | 6.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 10.46 | 12.40 | 11.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 8.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 8.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
Student Support Services: | NA | 19.00 | 20.00 | 16.00 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 |
Other Support Services: | 67.00 | 67.00 | 67.00 | 116.00 | 81.00 | 81.00 | 85.00 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.59 | 13.06 | 13.03 | 13.06 | 13.02 | 12.77 | 11.14 |
Schools
Fairmount Primary Center | ![]() | Kindergarten to Grade 2 | 1060 Atlantic Ave, Brackenridge PA 15014 |
Fawn Primary Center | ![]() | Prekindergarten to Grade 2 | 5591 Ridge Rd, Natrona Heights PA 15065 |
Grandview Upper Elementary School | ![]() | Grade 3 to Grade 5 | 101 East 9th Ave, Tarentum PA 15084 |
Highlands Middle School | ![]() | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 1350 Broadview Blvd, Natrona Heights PA 15065 |
Highlands Shs | ![]() | Grade 7 to Grade 12 | 1500 Pacific Ave, Natrona Heights PA 15065 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
PSSA Test | |||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.9% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72.7% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $38,888,000 | $14,554 | $38,455,000 | $14,024 | $38,337,000 | $13,663 | |||
Federal: | $2,170,000 | $812 | 5.6% | $4,803,000 | $1,752 | 12.5% | $4,007,000 | $1,428 | 10.5% |
State: | $17,573,000 | $6,577 | 45.2% | $16,429,000 | $5,992 | 42.7% | $16,646,000 | $5,932 | 43.4% |
Local: | $19,145,000 | $7,165 | 49.2% | $17,223,000 | $6,281 | 44.8% | $17,684,000 | $6,302 | 46.1% |
Total Expenditures: | $34,694,000 | $12,984 | $37,291,000 | $13,600 | $41,832,000 | $14,908 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $29,687,000 | $11,110 | $33,001,000 | $12,035 | $33,586,000 | $11,969 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $17,757,000 | $6,646 | 59.8% | $20,047,000 | $7,311 | 60.7% | $20,380,000 | $7,263 | 60.7% |
Student and Staff Support: | $1,958,000 | $733 | 6.6% | $2,246,000 | $819 | 6.8% | $2,074,000 | $739 | 6.2% |
Administration: | $3,178,000 | $1,189 | 10.7% | $3,500,000 | $1,276 | 10.6% | $3,665,000 | $1,306 | 10.9% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $6,794,000 | $2,543 | 22.9% | $7,208,000 | $2,629 | 21.8% | $7,467,000 | $2,661 | 22.2% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $1,629,000 | $610 | $313,000 | $114 | $4,276,000 | $1,524 | |||
Construction: | $1,267,000 | $474 | $4,000 | $1 | $3,908,000 | $1,393 | |||
Total Other: | $170,000 | $64 | $131,000 | $48 | $188,000 | $67 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $740,000 | $277 | $667,000 | $243 | $1,025,000 | $365 | |||
Total Salary: | $17,412,000 | $6,516 | $19,173,000 | $6,992 | $19,374,000 | $6,904 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $12,423,000 | $4,649 | 71.3% | $13,595,000 | $4,958 | 70.9% | $13,575,000 | $4,838 | 70.1% |
Other Salary: | $4,989,000 | $1,867 | 28.7% | $5,578,000 | $2,034 | 29.1% | $5,799,000 | $2,067 | 29.9% |
Total Benefit: | $5,296,000 | $1,982 | $6,168,000 | $2,249 | $6,169,000 | $2,199 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $3,794,000 | $1,420 | 71.6% | $4,227,000 | $1,542 | 68.5% | $4,348,000 | $1,550 | 70.5% |
Other Benefit: | $1,502,000 | $562 | 28.4% | $1,941,000 | $708 | 31.5% | $1,821,000 | $649 | 29.5% |
* Highlands 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.