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Mars Area School District, Pennsylvania

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Mars Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 3,533 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Mars Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Butler County). During the 2023 school year, 3,533 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 Mars Area 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
Anthony DePretis
Jennifer DiCuccio
Matthew Duff
Kevin Hagen
John Kennedy
Daniel Long
Justin Miller
Lee Ann Riner
Aaron Rose

Elections

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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: $1,468,000 $440 3%
Local: $37,023,000 $11,105 70%
State: $14,011,000 $4,202 27%
Total: $52,502,000 $15,747
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $50,274,000 $15,079
Total Current Expenditures: $40,265,000 $12,077
Instructional Expenditures: $26,990,000 $8,095 54%
Student and Staff Support: $3,715,000 $1,114 7%
Administration: $3,104,000 $931 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,456,000 $1,936 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,437,000 $431
Construction: $526,000 $157
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $956,000 $286
Interest on Debt: $4,004,000 $1,200


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 58 >=80 <50 40-59 PS PS 58
2018-2019 66 70-79 40-59 60-79 PS 66
2017-2018 69 70-79 60-79 >=50 PS 69
2016-2017 70 80-89 40-59 >=50 >=50 70
2015-2016 68 70-79 >=50 40-59 PS >=50 68
2014-2015 66 60-79 >=50 40-59 >=50 66
2013-2014 89 >=80 60-79 60-79 PS PS 89
2012-2013 89 >=80 60-79 >=80 PS >=50 89
2011-2012 87 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS PS 87
2010-2011 88 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=80 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 78 >=80 <50 40-59 PS PS 78
2018-2019 85 >=90 60-79 >=80 PS 84
2017-2018 86 80-89 60-79 >=50 PS 87
2016-2017 85 80-89 60-79 >=50 >=50 85
2015-2016 83 70-79 >=50 60-79 PS >=50 84
2014-2015 83 >=80 >=50 60-79 >=50 83
2013-2014 88 60-79 60-79 >=80 PS PS 89
2012-2013 86 60-79 60-79 >=80 PS >=50 87
2011-2012 87 >=80 >=50 60-79 PS PS 88
2010-2011 89 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=80 89

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 97 PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 98 PS PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=99 PS PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=99 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 94 PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 96 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 94 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 96 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 97 PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 95 PS 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 3,533 2.0
2021-2022 3,461 3.7
2020-2021 3,334 -2.0
2019-2020 3,402 2.9
2018-2019 3,302 -0.3
2017-2018 3,311 0.0
2016-2017 3,310 1.8
2015-2016 3,252 -0.3
2014-2015 3,262 -0.5
2013-2014 3,277 1.2
2012-2013 3,237 2.3
2011-2012 3,161 0.0
2010-2011 3,162 3.3
2009-2010 3,059 1.2
2008-2009 3,023 0.6
2007-2008 3,006 0.0
2006-2007 3,006 2.4
2005-2006 2,935 2.7
2004-2005 2,857 3.7
2003-2004 2,751 1.7
2002-2003 2,703 1.1
2001-2002 2,673 1.8
2000-2001 2,626 3.0
1999-2000 2,546 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Mars Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.2 4.5
Black 0.9 14.5
Hispanic 1.4 14.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.6 5.1
White 93.8 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, Mars Area School District had 215.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.43.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 87.30
Secondary: 90.20
Total: 215.00

Mars Area School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 7.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 7.00
School Administrative Support: 17.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 35.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.00
Other Support Services: 32.00


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 Mars Area School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mars Area Centennial Sch5405-6
Mars Area El Sch9072-4
Mars Area Ms4847-8
Mars Area Primary Ctr532KG-1
Mars Area Shs1,0549-12

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