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Portage Area School District, Pennsylvania

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Portage Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 807 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Portage Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Cambria County). During the 2023 school year, 807 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

The Portage 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
Sue Berardinelli2027
Kathy Hough2027
Jacob Myers20232027
Nancy Sherbine20232027
Brian Shope20232027
Jason Corte2025
Matthew Decort2025
John Jubina2025
Christian Smith2025

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: $1,450,000 $1,797 10%
Local: $2,919,000 $3,617 20%
State: $10,370,000 $12,850 70%
Total: $14,739,000 $18,264
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,574,000 $16,820
Total Current Expenditures: $12,469,000 $15,451
Instructional Expenditures: $7,128,000 $8,832 53%
Student and Staff Support: $792,000 $981 6%
Administration: $2,079,000 $2,576 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,470,000 $3,060 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $286,000 $354
Construction: $22,000 $27
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,000 $12
Interest on Debt: $210,000 $260


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 46 PS PS <50 >=50 47
2018-2019 54 PS PS PS <50 55
2017-2018 55 PS PS PS PS 55
2016-2017 55 PS <50 PS >=50 55
2015-2016 56 PS PS PS PS 56
2014-2015 47 <50 PS 47
2013-2014 78 >=50 78
2012-2013 79 <50 80
2011-2012 79 PS 79
2010-2011 78 <50 79

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 66 PS PS <50 >=50 66
2018-2019 66 PS PS PS >=50 66
2017-2018 72 PS PS PS PS 72
2016-2017 67 PS >=50 PS >=50 67
2015-2016 66 PS PS PS PS 66
2014-2015 67 >=50 PS 67
2013-2014 78 >=50 78
2012-2013 77 >=50 77
2011-2012 74 PS 75
2010-2011 78 >=50 79

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 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 >=95 >=95
2016-2017 >=90 >=90
2015-2016 90-94 PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 90-94
2013-2014 >=90 >=90
2012-2013 90-94 PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS 90-94


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 807 -1.1
2021-2022 816 1.1
2020-2021 807 -7.9
2019-2020 871 -0.9
2018-2019 879 -3.9
2017-2018 913 0.5
2016-2017 908 -1.4
2015-2016 921 0.3
2014-2015 918 -0.9
2013-2014 926 0.2
2012-2013 924 0.6
2011-2012 918 -1.7
2010-2011 934 -1.7
2009-2010 950 -0.6
2008-2009 956 -1.4
2007-2008 969 -2.3
2006-2007 991 -1.0
2005-2006 1,001 -2.8
2004-2005 1,029 1.9
2003-2004 1,009 -4.0
2002-2003 1,049 -0.7
2001-2002 1,056 -1.6
2000-2001 1,073 -3.0
1999-2000 1,105 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Portage Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 4.5
Black 0.4 14.5
Hispanic 1.5 14.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 5.1
White 95.0 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, Portage Area School District had 61.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.07.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.99
Elementary: 30.97
Secondary: 24.49
Total: 61.75

Portage Area School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.90
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.30
Other Support Services: 26.00


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 Portage Area School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Portage Area El Sch448PK-6
Portage Area Jshs3597-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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