Penns Valley Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Centre

District Profile

4528 Penns Valley Rd

Spring Mills, PA 16875-9403

Phone 814-422-2000

Fax 814-422-8020

Includes the municipalities of Centre Hall Borough, Gregg Township, Haines Township, Miles Township, Millheim Borough, Penn Township, Potter Township.

Square Miles

256.01

Students Enrolled

1,382

Total Number of Schools:

4
  • Centre Hall-Potter El Sch (K-4)
  • Miles Township El Sch (K-4)
  • Penns Valley Area El and Intrmd Sch (K-6)
  • Penns Valley Area JSHS (7-12)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

1,382

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
0.51%
Black
0.43%
Latino
1.95%
Pacific Islander
0.07%
2 or More Races
1.23%
White
95.80%

Gender

Male
52.03%
Female
47.97%

Other Statistics

Special Education
15.39%
English Learner
0.58%

Financials

Median Household Income

$60,818.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $18,205,599.00 59.54%
State Revenues $10,737,865.02 35.12%
Federal $1,520,620.32 4.97%
Other $108,047.40 0.35%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$13,051,067.72
Property Values Within District
$221,100.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

91.53%

Rigorous Courses

9
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

64.55%
College/University
0.00%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 55.56% 59.26% N/A
Grade 4 56.84% 51.58% 87.10%
Grade 5 45.16% 51.06% N/A
Grade 6 70.41% 59.18% N/A
Grade 7 66.67% 58.59% N/A
Grade 8 54.90% 29.70% 65.69%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 78.57% 76.27% 82.11%

Staff

100

Teachers

8

Administrators

64

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Brian Griffith

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Domer Smeltzer
Board President
4 2023-2027
Marcia Kimler
Board Vice President
2 2021-2025

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Patricia Battaglia
2 2021-2025

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Scott Butler
4 2023-2027

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Karla Groy
< 1 year 2024-2025
Dan Hall
< 1 year 2023-2027

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Kim Kellerman-Domin
< 1 year 2023-2027

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Allen Miller
2 2021-2025

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Daniel Pick
< 1 year 2023-2027

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

* School board directors in Pennsylvania are required to complete specific training requirements following their election under Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019. Newly elected directors must complete five hours of training within the first year of their first term, while reelected directors must complete three hours of advanced training within the first year of their reelected term. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and are ongoing.