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West Middlesex Area School District, Pennsylvania

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West Middlesex Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 729 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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West Middlesex Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Mercer County). During the 2024 school year, 729 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.

School board

The West Middlesex 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
Scott Bartholomew
Ashley Buzard
Hope Dalessandro
Andrew Erb
Sara Kaufman
Rachelle Newton
Ashley Rupert

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: $2,473,000 $3,284 13%
Local: $6,547,000 $8,695 35%
State: $9,789,000 $13,000 52%
Total: $18,809,000 $24,979
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,283,000 $26,936
Total Current Expenditures: $15,048,000 $19,984
Instructional Expenditures: $9,630,000 $12,788 47%
Student and Staff Support: $1,003,000 $1,332 5%
Administration: $1,663,000 $2,208 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,752,000 $3,654 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,691,000 $4,901
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $81,000 $107
Interest on Debt: $319,000 $423


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 42 PS <50 <50 43
2018-2019 49 <50 <50 PS <50 52
2017-2018 54 <50 <50 PS <50 55
2016-2017 57 PS PS <50 PS <50 59
2015-2016 58 PS PS <50 PS <50 60
2014-2015 55 PS <50 <50 PS <50 56
2013-2014 85 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 86
2012-2013 83 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 83
2011-2012 85 >=50 >=50 PS PS PS 85
2010-2011 82 >=50 >=50 PS PS PS 83

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 55 PS <50 <50 55-59
2018-2019 64 <50 <50 PS >=50 66
2017-2018 65 >=50 <50 PS <50 67
2016-2017 68 PS PS <50 PS <50 70
2015-2016 70 PS PS <50 PS >=50 71
2014-2015 71 PS >=50 <50 PS >=50 72
2013-2014 80 PS >=50 <50 >=50 80
2012-2013 77 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 78
2011-2012 79 >=50 >=50 PS PS PS 79
2010-2011 79 >=50 >=50 PS PS PS 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 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 >=95 PS >=95
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=95
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS >=95


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 729 3.0
2022-2023 707 -6.5
2021-2022 753 -4.1
2020-2021 784 -5.6
2019-2020 828 1.3
2018-2019 817 -4.8
2017-2018 856 -5.7
2016-2017 905 -5.6
2015-2016 956 -5.3
2014-2015 1,007 -0.3
2013-2014 1,010 -1.3
2012-2013 1,023 -4.6
2011-2012 1,070 -5.1
2010-2011 1,125 -2.0
2009-2010 1,147 -0.4
2008-2009 1,152 -1.7
2007-2008 1,172 -2.5
2006-2007 1,201 -1.2
2005-2006 1,216 -0.5
2004-2005 1,222 0.0
2003-2004 1,222 1.0
2002-2003 1,210 -1.5
2001-2002 1,228 1.5
2000-2001 1,210 -1.0
1999-2000 1,222 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Middlesex Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 4.7
Black 1.1 14.4
Hispanic 3.2 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 5.3
White 92.5 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 Middlesex Area School District had 65.79 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.08.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 27.63
Secondary: 28.16
Total: 65.79

West Middlesex Area School District employed 2.50 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: 2.50
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 12.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.51
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.70
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 41.00


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 Middlesex Area School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Luther W Low El Sch204KG-3
Oakview El Sch1654-6
West Middlesex Area Jshs3537-12

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