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Somerset Area School District is located in southwest Pennsylvania. Somerset Area School District has 134.05 square miles of land area and 0.58 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Somerset Area School District population is 21,244. Somerset Area School District median household income is $43,817 in 2010-2014. Somerset Area School District median house value is $119,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Somerset Area School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (337 out of 496, bottom 32%) Elementary/Middle School: (391 out of 498, bottom 21%)* Rank: #374
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	21,244 (2010-2014), rank #185
Population Growth	1.18% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	157.80/sq mi, rank #322
Median Household Income:	$43,817 at 2010-2014—14.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #379
Median House Price:	$119,000 at 2010-2014—13.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #319
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	134.05 sq mi, rank #100
Water Area:	0.58 sq mi (0.43%), rank #231
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Somerset County
City:	Somerset, Friedens, Berlin, Boswell, Quecreek, Sipesville, Edie, Hidden Valley, Champion
Zip:	15501, 15541, 15530, 15510, 15531, 15555, 15561, 15502, 15622
Area:	Somerset, PA

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Somerset Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

645 South Columbia Ave

Somerset PA, 15501, Somerset County

Phone: 814-445-9714

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,266	2,253	2,280	2,392	2,431	2,478	2,572
English Language Learner Students:	18	17	20	21	16	15	6
Total Teachers:	170.30	173.10	173.10	178.00	180.50	179.70	183.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	10.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	9.00
Elementary:	57.20	61.00	60.80	65.20	64.00	69.80	66.60
Secondary:	73.10	75.10	75.30	79.30	80.50	76.90	84.20
Ungraded:	30.00	29.00	29.00	24.50	26.00	23.00	23.50
Total Other Staff:	164.70	180.70	182.70	184.00	161.00	161.30	157.50
Instructional Aides:	45.00	53.00	53.00	56.00	48.00	44.50	41.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.80	1.60	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.20	3.40	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	5.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	3.00	3.50	7.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	3.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	10.00	16.00	16.00	20.00	21.00	21.00	20.00
Student Support Services:	NA	2.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	84.00	84.00	84.00	81.00	65.00	68.30	64.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.31	13.02	13.17	13.44	13.47	13.79	14.03

Schools

Eagle View Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	191 Discovery Ln, Somerset PA 15501
Maple Ridge Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	105 New Centerville Rd, Somerset PA 15501
Somerset Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	645 South Columbia Ave, Somerset PA 15501
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	645 South Columbia Ave, Somerset PA 15501
Somerset Area Ms	Grade 6 to Grade 8	645 South Columbia Ave, Somerset PA 15501

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.3%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.9%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.6%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.9%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.9%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.4%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.8%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.1%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.9%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.4%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.3%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.8%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	27%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.8%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.2%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	24.8%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.4%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.2%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.2%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	55.2%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.1%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.7%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.2%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.5%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.2%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.8%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.3%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.4%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.5%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.5%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.9%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.2%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.4%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.5%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.1%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	36.1%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	45.4%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	35.4%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	27.7%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	38.9%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.1%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.4%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.8%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.3%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.7%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.1%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.7%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.5%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.2%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.2%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.5%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.5%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.7%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.2%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.4%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.8%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.9%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.5%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.6%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	62.9%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	62.8%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	46%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	41.5%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	62%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	42.3%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	49.5%	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:	$34,874,000	$15,296		$35,042,000	$14,650		$35,489,000	$14,599
Federal:	$1,469,000	$644	4.2%	$2,996,000	$1,253	8.5%	$2,966,000	$1,220	8.4%
State:	$12,238,000	$5,368	35.1%	$12,018,000	$5,024	34.3%	$12,059,000	$4,961	34.0%
Local:	$21,167,000	$9,284	60.7%	$20,028,000	$8,373	57.2%	$20,464,000	$8,418	57.7%
Total Expenditures:	$30,583,000	$13,414		$32,166,000	$13,447		$31,334,000	$12,889
Total Current Expenditures:	$25,818,000	$11,324		$26,831,000	$11,217		$26,414,000	$10,865
Instructional Expenditures:	$16,262,000	$7,132	63.0%	$16,804,000	$7,025	62.6%	$16,747,000	$6,889	63.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,505,000	$1,099	9.7%	$2,669,000	$1,116	9.9%	$2,336,000	$961	8.8%
Administration:	$2,130,000	$934	8.3%	$2,286,000	$956	8.5%	$2,344,000	$964	8.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,921,000	$2,158	19.1%	$5,072,000	$2,120	18.9%	$4,987,000	$2,051	18.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$817,000	$358		$1,467,000	$613		$797,000	$328
Construction:	$610,000	$268		$975,000	$408		$0	$0
Total Other:	$181,000	$79		$191,000	$80		$202,000	$83
Interest on Debt:	$1,622,000	$711		$1,696,000	$709		$1,705,000	$701

Total Salary:	$14,613,000	$6,409		$15,120,000	$6,321		$15,447,000	$6,354
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,676,000	$4,682	73.1%	$11,173,000	$4,671	73.9%	$11,466,000	$4,717	74.2%
Other Salary:	$3,937,000	$1,727	26.9%	$3,947,000	$1,650	26.1%	$3,981,000	$1,638	25.8%
Total Benefit:	$6,238,000	$2,736		$6,026,000	$2,519		$5,506,000	$2,265
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,344,000	$1,905	69.6%	$4,225,000	$1,766	70.1%	$3,853,000	$1,585	70.0%
Other Benefit:	$1,894,000	$831	30.4%	$1,801,000	$753	29.9%	$1,653,000	$680	30.0%

* Somerset 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.