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Derry Township School District, Pennsylvania

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Derry Township School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 3,165 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Derry Township School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Dauphin County). During the 2023 school year, 3,165 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

The Derry Township School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Robert Bennett
Joshua Cysyk
Lindsay Drew
Stewart McCarver
Jennifer Renz
Michael Rizzo
Honesta Romberger
Tracey Royo
Ericka Schmidt

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,546,000 $746 3%
Local: $61,273,000 $17,942 80%
State: $12,673,000 $3,711 17%
Total: $76,492,000 $22,399
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $66,293,000 $19,412
Total Current Expenditures: $61,330,000 $17,959
Instructional Expenditures: $36,951,000 $10,820 56%
Student and Staff Support: $5,760,000 $1,686 9%
Administration: $6,507,000 $1,905 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,112,000 $3,546 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $188,000 $55
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $236,000 $69
Interest on Debt: $781,000 $228


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 74 75-79 70-79 55-59 60-69 75
2018-2019 67 85-89 25-29 40-44 PS 65-69 69
2017-2018 68 85-89 30-34 40-44 PS 60-64 70
2016-2017 70 80-84 35-39 40-44 PS 65-69 72
2015-2016 67 85-89 30-34 35-39 PS 55-59 69
2014-2015 62 75-79 35-39 35-39 PS 60-64 64
2013-2014 86 90-94 65-69 65-69 PS 70-79 88
2012-2013 86 90-94 65-69 70-74 PS 70-79 87
2011-2012 87 >=95 70-74 75-79 PS 70-79 88
2010-2011 87 >=95 75-79 60-64 PS 80-89 88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 76 80-84 60-69 60-69 >=80 76
2018-2019 82 90-94 55-59 55-59 PS 80-84 85
2017-2018 82 90-94 55-59 55-59 PS 80-84 85
2016-2017 81 90-94 60-64 50-54 PS 75-79 84
2015-2016 81 90-94 55-59 50-54 PS 65-69 83
2014-2015 78 85-89 55-59 45-49 PS 70-74 80
2013-2014 83 85-89 65-69 60-64 PS 75-79 84
2012-2013 84 85-89 60-64 65-69 PS 70-79 85
2011-2012 84 90-94 75-79 65-69 PS 70-79 85
2010-2011 84 90-94 70-74 60-64 PS 70-79 85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 95 >=90 >=80 >=80 >=50 >=95
2018-2019 93 >=90 >=50 >=80 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 96 >=90 >=50 >=80 PS >=50 >=95
2016-2017 93 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 95 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 96 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=95
2013-2014 96 >=50 >=50 60-79 PS >=95
2012-2013 96 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 97 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2010-2011 96 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS >=95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 3,165 -2.3
2021-2022 3,239 -5.4
2020-2021 3,415 -3.2
2019-2020 3,523 0.9
2018-2019 3,492 2.4
2017-2018 3,407 0.9
2016-2017 3,378 -0.9
2015-2016 3,407 0.2
2014-2015 3,399 -2.0
2013-2014 3,468 -4.2
2012-2013 3,613 0.3
2011-2012 3,601 0.1
2010-2011 3,596 1.3
2009-2010 3,551 -0.1
2008-2009 3,555 1.9
2007-2008 3,486 -3.4
2006-2007 3,606 2.9
2005-2006 3,501 1.1
2004-2005 3,464 0.5
2003-2004 3,448 1.2
2002-2003 3,405 -0.7
2001-2002 3,428 2.1
2000-2001 3,357 2.5
1999-2000 3,273 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Derry Township School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.6 4.5
Black 4.9 14.5
Hispanic 8.8 14.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 4.8 5.1
White 66.4 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Derry Township School District had 253.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.49.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 12.50
Elementary: 90.88
Secondary: 117.72
Total: 253.50

Derry Township School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 14.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 15.00
School Administrators: 14.00
School Administrative Support: 22.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 43.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 13.00
Other Support Services: 121.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Derry Township School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Hershey Early Childhood Ctr416KG-1
Hershey Hs1,0939-12
Hershey Intrmd El Sch4644-5
Hershey Ms7316-8
Hershey Primary El Sch4472-3

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See also

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