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Abington Heights School District, Pennsylvania

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Abington Heights School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 3,461 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Abington Heights School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County). During the 2024 school year, 3,461 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

The Abington Heights 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
Anthony Abdalla
Warren Acker
Rod Azar
Gretchen Henderson
Grace Hillebrand
Emily Karam
Gregory Moran
Philip Robson
Michele Tierney

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: $4,081,000 $1,200 8%
Local: $34,670,000 $10,191 64%
State: $15,800,000 $4,644 29%
Total: $54,551,000 $16,035
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $52,677,000 $15,484
Total Current Expenditures: $48,860,000 $14,362
Instructional Expenditures: $32,855,000 $9,657 62%
Student and Staff Support: $4,075,000 $1,197 8%
Administration: $3,672,000 $1,079 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,258,000 $2,427 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $70,000 $20
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $224,000 $65
Interest on Debt: $54,000 $15


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 (%)
2021-2022 53 75-79 21-39 30-34 30-39 52
2020-2021 50 75-79 21-39 40-49 <=20 50
2018-2019 61 65-69 21-39 40-44 PS 60-79 62
2017-2018 60 65-69 50-59 50-54 PS 40-59 61
2016-2017 61 70-74 50-59 50-59 PS 40-59 62
2015-2016 61 75-79 60-79 50-59 PS <50 61
2014-2015 60 85-89 50-59 40-49 PS >=50 59
2013-2014 87 90-94 70-79 80-89 PS >=50 87
2012-2013 85 90-94 80-89 80-89 PS >=50 85
2011-2012 83 >=95 60-79 80-89 PS >=50 83
2010-2011 86 >=95 70-79 70-79 PS 86

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 (%)
2021-2022 72 70-74 40-59 50-54 60-69 74
2020-2021 73 85-89 40-59 60-69 40-59 73
2018-2019 79 85-89 60-79 65-69 PS >=80 79
2017-2018 77 75-79 70-79 60-64 PS 60-79 78
2016-2017 78 80-84 80-89 60-69 PS 60-79 78
2015-2016 79 85-89 >=80 60-69 PS >=50 79
2014-2015 78 90-94 70-79 60-69 PS >=50 78
2013-2014 83 80-84 70-79 70-79 PS >=50 83
2012-2013 84 90-94 80-89 70-79 PS >=50 84
2011-2012 84 >=95 60-79 80-89 PS >=50 84
2010-2011 87 90-94 80-89 80-89 PS 87

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 (%)
2021-2022 87 >=50 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2020-2021 97 >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2019-2020 96 >=50 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 96 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 94 >=50 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2016-2017 97 >=80 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 95 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=95
2014-2015 94 >=50 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 93 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 92 >=50 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 88 >=50 >=50 PS 85-89
2010-2011 96 >=50 PS >=50 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 3,461 -0.4
2022-2023 3,474 2.1
2021-2022 3,402 1.5
2020-2021 3,351 -2.2
2019-2020 3,425 1.7
2018-2019 3,366 -0.7
2017-2018 3,388 2.5
2016-2017 3,304 0.9
2015-2016 3,275 -0.3
2014-2015 3,286 -0.6
2013-2014 3,306 -0.3
2012-2013 3,316 -2.3
2011-2012 3,393 -1.7
2010-2011 3,452 -0.6
2009-2010 3,474 -2.1
2008-2009 3,547 -2.8
2007-2008 3,645 -0.6
2006-2007 3,667 1.7
2005-2006 3,603 -1.0
2004-2005 3,639 -1.6
2003-2004 3,699 0.2
2002-2003 3,690 1.2
2001-2002 3,646 1.4
2000-2001 3,594 -0.1
1999-2000 3,598 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Abington Heights School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.7 4.7
Black 1.5 14.4
Hispanic 4.8 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 5.3
White 84.3 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, Abington Heights School District had 223.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.49.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 99.55
Secondary: 97.81
Total: 223.50

Abington Heights School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 11.00 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: 4.00
School Administrators: 11.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 69.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.00
Other Support Services: 26.00


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 Abington Heights School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abington Heights Hs1,1179-12
Abington Heights Ms1,0795-8
Clarks Summit El Sch431KG-4
Newton-Ransom El School201KG-4
South Abington Sch309KG-4
Waverly Sch311KG-4

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See also

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