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West Branch Area School District, Pennsylvania

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West Branch Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 915 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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West Branch Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Clearfield and Clinton counties). During the 2024 school year, 915 students attended one of the district's three 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 West Branch 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
Christina Brown2027
Norman Parks Jr2027
Donald Yontosh2027
Jason Porter20232027
Chad Diviney2025
Jeremiah Dobo2025
James Emigh2025
Jessica Maines2025
Melvin Smeal2025

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: $3,181,000 $3,345 15%
Local: $5,850,000 $6,151 27%
State: $12,492,000 $13,136 58%
Total: $21,523,000 $22,632
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,075,000 $21,109
Total Current Expenditures: $16,515,000 $17,365
Instructional Expenditures: $9,633,000 $10,129 48%
Student and Staff Support: $1,480,000 $1,556 7%
Administration: $1,696,000 $1,783 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,706,000 $3,896 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,109,000 $1,166
Construction: $3,000 $3
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $60,000 $63
Interest on Debt: $99,000 $104


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 30 PS PS PS PS 31
2018-2019 39 PS <50 PS PS <50 39
2017-2018 38 PS PS <50 >=50 PS 39
2016-2017 36 PS <50 PS PS PS 37
2015-2016 30 PS PS PS PS PS 31
2014-2015 29 PS PS <50 PS PS 29
2013-2014 66 PS PS PS PS PS 66
2012-2013 64 PS PS PS 64
2011-2012 67 PS PS >=50 PS PS 67
2010-2011 63 PS >=50 PS 63

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 49 PS PS PS PS 50
2018-2019 59 PS >=50 PS PS >=50 59
2017-2018 58 PS PS >=50 >=50 PS 59
2016-2017 60 PS >=50 PS <50 PS 61
2015-2016 56 PS PS PS PS PS 57
2014-2015 47 PS PS <50 PS PS 48
2013-2014 66 PS PS PS PS PS 66
2012-2013 61 PS PS PS 61
2011-2012 64 PS PS >=50 PS PS 64
2010-2011 63 PS >=50 PS 63

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 80-84 PS 85-89
2018-2019 85-89 PS 90-94
2017-2018 75-79 PS 75-79
2016-2017 80-84 80-84
2015-2016 90-94 PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS 90-94
2012-2013 80-84 PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 80-84 PS 80-84


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 915 0.2
2022-2023 913 -4.2
2021-2022 951 1.1
2020-2021 941 -2.3
2019-2020 963 -4.8
2018-2019 1,009 -0.4
2017-2018 1,013 -2.7
2016-2017 1,040 -2.4
2015-2016 1,065 -0.7
2014-2015 1,072 -3.9
2013-2014 1,114 1.2
2012-2013 1,101 -4.2
2011-2012 1,147 -1.1
2010-2011 1,160 -7.3
2009-2010 1,245 0.6
2008-2009 1,238 -6.4
2007-2008 1,317 0.7
2006-2007 1,308 0.5
2005-2006 1,302 -1.5
2004-2005 1,322 -1.7
2003-2004 1,344 0.1
2002-2003 1,342 -0.4
2001-2002 1,348 0.7
2000-2001 1,339 2.1
1999-2000 1,311 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Branch Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 4.7
Black 0.2 14.4
Hispanic 1.5 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.4 5.3
White 94.3 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, West Branch Area School District had 71.16 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.86.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 27.90
Secondary: 35.26
Total: 71.16

West Branch Area School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 29.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.84
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 18.00


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 West Branch Area School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
West Branch Area El Sch327KG-4
West Branch Area Hs3179-12
West Branch Ms2715-8

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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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