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Punxsutawney Area School District, Pennsylvania

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Punxsutawney Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 1,910 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Punxsutawney Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Jefferson and Indiana counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,910 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 Punxsutawney 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
Doug Blose20232027
Deneen Evans20232027
Jessica Smith20232027
Trevor Yount20232027
Robert Cardamone2025
Cindy Depp-Hutchinson2025
Matthew Kengersky2025
Katie Laska2025
Chad Horner20232025

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $6,051,000 $3,197 13%
Local: $12,558,000 $6,634 28%
State: $27,071,000 $14,301 59%
Total: $45,680,000 $24,131
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $43,238,000 $22,840
Total Current Expenditures: $33,281,000 $17,581
Instructional Expenditures: $19,554,000 $10,329 45%
Student and Staff Support: $4,855,000 $2,564 11%
Administration: $2,404,000 $1,269 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,468,000 $3,416 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,817,000 $959
Construction: $1,757,000 $928
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $582,000 $307
Interest on Debt: $1,050,000 $554


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 43 PS <50 <50 PS <50 43
2018-2019 42 PS <50 <50 PS 21-39 43
2017-2018 45 >=50 PS <50 PS <50 45
2016-2017 46 PS PS <50 PS <50 46
2015-2016 48 PS <50 <50 PS <50 48
2014-2015 45 PS PS PS PS <50 45
2013-2014 75 PS >=50 >=50 PS <50 75
2012-2013 77 PS >=50 <50 PS >=50 78
2011-2012 79 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 79
2010-2011 79 PS PS >=50 >=50 PS 78

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 53 PS <50 <50 <50 53
2018-2019 61 PS >=50 40-59 PS 40-59 61
2017-2018 68 >=50 PS <50 PS 60-79 68
2016-2017 69 PS PS <50 PS >=50 69
2015-2016 64 PS >=50 <50 PS >=50 64
2014-2015 63 PS PS PS PS <50 63
2013-2014 73 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 73
2012-2013 71 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 72
2011-2012 73 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 73
2010-2011 76 PS PS >=50 <50 PS 76

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 PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 91 PS PS 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 (%)
2023-2024 1,910 -0.7
2022-2023 1,924 1.6
2021-2022 1,893 0.9
2020-2021 1,876 -5.3
2019-2020 1,975 -3.2
2018-2019 2,039 -3.7
2017-2018 2,114 -2.3
2016-2017 2,163 0.7
2015-2016 2,148 -1.7
2014-2015 2,184 -0.8
2013-2014 2,202 -2.5
2012-2013 2,256 -0.1
2011-2012 2,258 -5.4
2010-2011 2,379 -1.9
2009-2010 2,425 -1.9
2008-2009 2,470 -4.0
2007-2008 2,570 -5.4
2006-2007 2,708 1.7
2005-2006 2,661 -2.0
2004-2005 2,713 -2.0
2003-2004 2,768 -3.2
2002-2003 2,856 -3.9
2001-2002 2,967 -1.8
2000-2001 3,020 -1.9
1999-2000 3,078 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Punxsutawney Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 4.7
Black 0.9 14.4
Hispanic 1.6 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.0 5.3
White 95.2 60.4

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 2023-2024 school year, Punxsutawney Area School District had 183.18 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.43.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 8.42
Elementary: 77.25
Secondary: 79.81
Total: 183.18

Punxsutawney Area School District employed 3.15 district administrators and 3.85 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.15
District Administrative Support: 10.00
School Administrators: 3.85
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 40.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 8.00
Student Support Services: 4.00
Other Support Services: 137.00


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 Punxsutawney Area School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Punxsutawney Area El Sch1,068KG-6
Punxsutawney Area Hs8107-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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