Montrose Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Susquehanna

District Profile

273 Meteor Way

Montrose, PA 18801-9447

Phone 570-278-3731

Fax 570-278-4798

Includes the municipalities of Apolacon Township, Bridgewater Township, Choconut Township, Forest Lake Township, Franklin Township, Friendsville Borough, Jessup Township, Liberty Township, Little Meadows Borough, Montrose Borough, Silver Lake Township.

Square Miles

227.83

Students Enrolled

1,301

Total Number of Schools:

3
  • Choconut Valley El Sch (K-6)
  • Lathrop Street El Sch (K-6)
  • Montrose Area JSHS (7-12)
Montrose Cyber Academy

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

Total Students

1,301

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.31%
Asian
0.31%
Black
0.46%
Latino
2.08%
Pacific Islander
0.46%
2 or More Races
0.15%
White
96.23%

Gender

Male
50.19%
Female
49.81%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.05%
English Learner
0.23%

Financials

Median Household Income

$54,073.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $12,310,405.16 45.56%
State Revenues $14,148,584.16 52.36%
Federal $559,943.09 2.07%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$10,004,203.54
Property Values Within District
$175,500.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

94.22%

Rigorous Courses

10
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

59.48%
College/University
4.31%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 75.00% 56.41% N/A
Grade 4 77.23% 56.44% 90.10%
Grade 5 70.24% 59.52% N/A
Grade 6 62.22% 41.11% N/A
Grade 7 73.26% 45.98% N/A
Grade 8 60.00% 30.53% 71.58%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 74.16% 84.09% 84.09%

Staff

112

Teachers

7

Administrators

65

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

12:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Christopher McComb

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Mary Homan
Board President
24 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Richard Jordan
Board Vice President
10 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Paul Adams
8 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Gretchen Backer
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Gloria Smith
16 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Jennifer Strickland
8 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Taylor Warner
3 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Douglas Wilcox
16 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

John Wood
6 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.