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Northwest Area School District

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Northwest Area School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Northwest Area School District has 118.02 square miles of land area and 1.41 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Northwest Area School District population is 9,070. Northwest Area School District median household income is $51,163 in 2006-2010. Northwest Area School District median house value is $125,900 in 2006-2010. On average, Northwest Area School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (419 out of 496, bottom 16%) Elementary/Middle School: (324 out of 498, bottom 35%)* Rank: #540
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	9,070 (2010), rank #383
Population Growth	-1.03% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	75.95/sq mi, rank #400
Median Household Income:	$51,163 at 2006-2010—6.79% increase since 2005-2009, rank #209
Median House Price:	$125,900 at 2006-2010—0.40% increase since 2005-2009, rank #264
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	118.02 sq mi, rank #118
Water Area:	1.41 sq mi (1.18%), rank #104
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Luzerne County
City:	Shickshinny, Hunlock Creek, New Columbus, Stillwater, Huntington Mills, Benton, Sweet Valley
Zip:	18655, 18621, 17878, 18622, 17814, 18656
Area:	Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Northwest Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

243 Thorne Hill Rd

Shickshinny PA, 18655, Luzerne County

Phone: 570-542-4126

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,289	1,314	1,348
English Language Learner Students:	1	0	0
Total Teachers:	97.00	98.00	212.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	4.00	4.00	12.00
Elementary:	44.00	44.00	88.50
Secondary:	39.00	40.00	88.20
Ungraded:	10.00	10.00	24.00
Total Other Staff:	80.50	81.40	61.50
Instructional Aides:	20.50	19.50	17.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	NA
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrators:	3.00	4.90	12.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	1.00	2.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	36.00	35.00	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.29	13.41	6.34

Schools

Garrison Memorial School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	West Vine St, Shickshinny PA 18655
Hunlock Creek School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	21 Sunset Lake Rd, Shickshinny PA 18655
Huntington Mills School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	417 Shickshinny Lake Rd, Shickshinny PA 18655
Northwest Area High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny PA 18655

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35.6%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38.1%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	60.3%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.9%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.8%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.7%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	69.1%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.8%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.1%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.5%	40.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.7%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.6%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.7%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.8%	84.7%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	83.5%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.5%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	77.2%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.5%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	85.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.2%	73.3%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.3%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.8%	82.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.9%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.5%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.5%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53.3%	76.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.6%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.6%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	67.3%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.3%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.3%	67.1%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.4%	78.8%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.4%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.1%	69.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.8%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	78.6%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.3%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	76.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.2%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.2%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.6%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.4%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.8%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	58.3%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.2%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88.3%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89.5%	73.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,734,000	$13,496		$17,386,000	$12,898		$17,192,000	$11,348
Federal:	$841,000	$640	4.7%	$826,000	$613	4.8%	$765,000	$505	4.4%
State:	$11,130,000	$8,470	62.8%	$10,435,000	$7,741	60.0%	$10,240,000	$6,759	59.6%
Local:	$5,763,000	$4,386	32.5%	$6,125,000	$4,544	35.2%	$6,187,000	$4,084	36.0%
Total Expenditures:	$17,526,000	$13,338		$17,189,000	$12,751		$16,704,000	$11,026
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,450,000	$11,758		$15,140,000	$11,231		$14,918,000	$9,847
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,942,000	$6,805	57.9%	$8,894,000	$6,598	58.7%	$9,070,000	$5,987	60.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$857,000	$652	5.5%	$702,000	$521	4.6%	$790,000	$521	5.3%
Administration:	$1,326,000	$1,009	8.6%	$1,440,000	$1,068	9.5%	$1,496,000	$987	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,325,000	$3,291	28.0%	$4,104,000	$3,045	27.1%	$3,562,000	$2,351	23.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$78,000	$59		$202,000	$150		$159,000	$105
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$12,000	$9		$10,000	$7		$16,000	$11
Interest on Debt:	$157,000	$119		$162,000	$120		$249,000	$164

Total Salary:	$7,354,000	$5,597		$7,289,000	$5,407		$7,427,000	$4,902
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,575,000	$4,243	75.8%	$5,626,000	$4,174	77.2%	$5,672,000	$3,744	76.4%
Other Salary:	$1,779,000	$1,354	24.2%	$1,663,000	$1,234	22.8%	$1,755,000	$1,158	23.6%
Total Benefit:	$3,040,000	$2,314		$3,084,000	$2,288		$3,226,000	$2,129
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,371,000	$1,804	78.0%	$2,425,000	$1,799	78.6%	$2,653,000	$1,751	82.2%
Other Benefit:	$669,000	$509	22.0%	$659,000	$489	21.4%	$573,000	$378	17.8%

* Northwest Area School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.