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Purchase Line School District, Pennsylvania

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Purchase Line School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 772 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Purchase Line School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Clearfield and Indiana counties). During the 2024 school year, 772 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.

School board

The Purchase Line 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
Scott Beer
Michele Buterbaugh
Sandra Fyock
Pamela Gardner
Scott Gearhart
Jean Harkleroad
Raymond Kauffman
Jeffery Mountain
Michael Moyer

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: $3,001,000 $3,624 14%
Local: $3,937,000 $4,755 18%
State: $14,655,000 $17,699 68%
Total: $21,593,000 $26,079
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $19,920,000 $24,057
Total Current Expenditures: $17,003,000 $20,535
Instructional Expenditures: $10,145,000 $12,252 51%
Student and Staff Support: $1,625,000 $1,962 8%
Administration: $1,591,000 $1,921 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,642,000 $4,398 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $464,000 $560
Construction: $138,000 $166
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $236,000 $285
Interest on Debt: $403,000 $486


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 24 <50 PS <50 24
2018-2019 39 PS <50 39
2017-2018 35 PS <50 35
2016-2017 33 PS <50 33
2015-2016 35 PS PS PS 35
2014-2015 27 PS PS PS 27
2013-2014 63 PS PS PS 63
2012-2013 63 PS PS PS 63
2011-2012 68 PS PS PS 68
2010-2011 72 PS PS 72

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 45 <50 PS <50 45
2018-2019 60 PS >=50 60
2017-2018 58 PS >=50 58
2016-2017 54 PS <50 54
2015-2016 51 PS PS PS 51
2014-2015 45 PS PS PS 45
2013-2014 62 PS PS PS 62
2012-2013 62 PS PS PS 63
2011-2012 62 PS PS PS 62
2010-2011 67 PS PS 67

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 90-94
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 90-94
2015-2016 >=95 PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS >=95
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 80-84 80-84
2010-2011 90-94 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 772 -2.2
2022-2023 789 -4.9
2021-2022 828 -1.3
2020-2021 839 -1.4
2019-2020 851 4.6
2018-2019 812 -5.2
2017-2018 854 -3.9
2016-2017 887 0.1
2015-2016 886 -6.8
2014-2015 946 -3.4
2013-2014 978 0.0
2012-2013 978 -3.7
2011-2012 1,014 -2.1
2010-2011 1,035 -2.4
2009-2010 1,060 -3.3
2008-2009 1,095 -2.2
2007-2008 1,119 -5.2
2006-2007 1,177 -3.1
2005-2006 1,214 0.3
2004-2005 1,210 -0.7
2003-2004 1,218 -2.5
2002-2003 1,249 -1.9
2001-2002 1,273 -4.9
2000-2001 1,336 -4.6
1999-2000 1,397 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Purchase Line School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.7
Black 1.2 14.4
Hispanic 0.5 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.7 5.3
White 96.6 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, Purchase Line School District had 62.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 24.71
Secondary: 30.38
Total: 62.67

Purchase Line School District employed 2.95 district administrators and 1.95 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.95
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 1.95
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.22
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.97
Other Support Services: 59.00


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 Purchase Line School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Purchase Line El Sch383PK-6
Purchase Line Jshs3777-12

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