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Tamaqua Area School District, Pennsylvania

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Tamaqua Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 2,099 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Tamaqua Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Schuylkill County). During the 2023 school year, 2,099 students attended one of the district's four 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 Tamaqua 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
Thomas Bartasavage2027
Melanie Dillman2027
Trina Schellhammer2027
Daniel Schoener2027
Larry Wittig2027
Nicholas Boyle2025
Nancy Jones2025
Bryan Miller2025
Mark Rother2025

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: $1,207,000 $571 4%
Local: $18,068,000 $8,547 53%
State: $15,063,000 $7,125 44%
Total: $34,338,000 $16,243
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $32,573,000 $15,408
Total Current Expenditures: $27,716,000 $13,110
Instructional Expenditures: $17,471,000 $8,264 54%
Student and Staff Support: $2,527,000 $1,195 8%
Administration: $2,442,000 $1,155 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,276,000 $2,495 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $607,000 $287
Construction: $85,000 $40
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $79,000 $37
Interest on Debt: $298,000 $140


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 31 PS 21-39 20-24 PS <50 32
2018-2019 40 >=50 21-39 25-29 30-39 41
2017-2018 38 >=50 21-39 20-24 21-39 40
2016-2017 41 >=50 <50 20-24 40-59 42
2015-2016 43 >=50 <50 20-29 40-59 44
2014-2015 37 PS <50 20-29 >=50 38
2013-2014 71 PS <50 60-79 >=50 72
2012-2013 71 PS >=50 21-39 PS 72
2011-2012 76 PS >=50 40-59 PS 77
2010-2011 73 >=50 60-79 PS 74

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 21-39 35-39 PS <50 55
2018-2019 61 >=50 60-79 45-49 60-69 62
2017-2018 63 >=50 40-59 50-54 60-79 64
2016-2017 62 >=50 >=50 45-49 60-79 63
2015-2016 62 >=50 >=50 40-49 40-59 62
2014-2015 65 PS <50 50-59 >=50 65
2013-2014 71 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 72
2012-2013 69 PS <50 30-39 PS 71
2011-2012 74 PS >=50 40-59 PS 75
2010-2011 70 >=50 40-59 PS 70

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 >=50 PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 >=50 >=50 85-89
2017-2018 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 >=95
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS >=50 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 80-84 >=50 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 85-89


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 2,099 0.5
2021-2022 2,088 -1.2
2020-2021 2,114 -1.8
2019-2020 2,152 1.6
2018-2019 2,117 -0.3
2017-2018 2,124 -0.7
2016-2017 2,138 0.9
2015-2016 2,119 -0.6
2014-2015 2,131 1.4
2013-2014 2,102 -1.4
2012-2013 2,132 1.3
2011-2012 2,104 0.3
2010-2011 2,098 0.7
2009-2010 2,083 -0.8
2008-2009 2,100 1.5
2007-2008 2,068 -6.6
2006-2007 2,205 2.5
2005-2006 2,150 0.7
2004-2005 2,136 -3.8
2003-2004 2,218 -2.0
2002-2003 2,262 4.0
2001-2002 2,171 -2.9
2000-2001 2,235 -22.9
1999-2000 2,746 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Tamaqua Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 4.5
Black 3.1 14.5
Hispanic 12.2 14.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 0.7 5.1
White 83.5 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, Tamaqua Area School District had 131.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.02.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.50
Elementary: 48.72
Secondary: 53.38
Total: 131.00

Tamaqua Area School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 12.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 23.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 19.00


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 Tamaqua Area School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Tamaqua Area Ms4336-8
Tamaqua Area Shs6919-12
Tamaqua El Sch695KG-5
West Penn Twp El Sch280KG-5

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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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