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Penn Hills School District

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Penn Hills School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Penn Hills School District has 19.18 square miles of land area and 0.24 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Penn Hills School District population is 42,367. Penn Hills School District median household income is $46,842 in 2010-2014. Penn Hills School District median house value is $85,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Penn Hills School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (466 out of 496, bottom 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (478 out of 498, bottom 4%)* Rank: #479
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	42,367 (2010-2014), rank #53
Population Growth	-4.58% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,182.21/sq mi, rank #68
Median Household Income:	$46,842 at 2010-2014—4.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #329
Median House Price:	$85,200 at 2010-2014—-0.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #429
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	19.18 sq mi, rank #398
Water Area:	0.24 sq mi (1.23%), rank #330
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Allegheny County
City:	Pittsburgh, Verona
Zip:	15235, 15147, 15221, 15208
Area:	Pittsburgh, PA

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Penn Hills School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

260 Aster St

Pittsburgh PA, 15235, Allegheny County

Phone: 412-793-7000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,908	3,903	3,987	4,284	4,577	4,972	5,203
English Language Learner Students:	17	18	13	28	18	0	0
Total Teachers:	292.00	305.00	308.00	339.00	381.00	389.00	806.10
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	9.00	11.00	14.00	10.00	16.00	16.00	28.00
Elementary:	125.00	133.33	133.00	148.00	163.00	175.00	362.50
Secondary:	144.00	147.00	146.00	162.00	183.00	177.50	383.60
Ungraded:	12.00	11.67	13.00	17.00	17.00	18.50	28.00
Total Other Staff:	310.00	302.00	305.00	411.00	396.50	389.50	525.60
Instructional Aides:	68.00	67.00	67.00	77.00	75.00	74.00	98.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	6.00	5.50	7.00	7.00	6.50	19.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	13.00	26.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.50	14.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.50	12.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	7.00	7.00	14.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	3.00
District Administrators:	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	10.00
District Administrative Support:	26.00	18.00	18.00	19.00	19.00	17.50	21.00
School Administrators:	15.00	16.00	16.50	16.00	15.00	15.00	16.00
School Administrative Support:	35.00	15.00	15.00	17.00	18.00	12.00	17.00
Student Support Services:	NA	7.00	9.00	8.00	11.00	7.00	48.10
Other Support Services:	145.00	151.00	151.00	243.00	225.00	230.00	253.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.38	12.80	12.94	12.64	12.01	12.78	6.45

Schools

Forbes Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	5785 Saltsburg Rd, Verona PA 15147
Linton Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	250 Aster St, Pittsburgh PA 15235
Penn Hebron El Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 4	102 Duff Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15235
Penn Hills Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	309 Collins Dr, Pittsburgh PA 15235
Washington Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	2501 Main St, Pittsburgh PA 15235

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	39.9%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	34.1%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35.2%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	36.8%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	38%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.9%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40.3%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.8%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	51.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.3%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.3%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	54.4%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.7%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.7%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	17.2%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	23.3%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.7%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	28%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	20%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	69.6%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	77.8%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	64.6%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	76.2%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	76.9%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	76.9%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.4%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.6%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.7%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.9%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.8%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.2%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.8%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.1%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.2%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.7%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.1%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.2%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50.9%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65.6%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	69.2%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	46%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.9%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.9%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.1%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47.6%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.5%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.1%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.9%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.2%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50.5%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38.7%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	41%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43.9%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	52%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	40.5%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	42%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47.9%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.4%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49.4%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.5%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.2%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.7%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.2%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.5%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40.9%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.7%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.9%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	51.9%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	49.7%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.9%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	51.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.5%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.1%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.7%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.2%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.4%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.7%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.6%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.4%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	38%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.5%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.8%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.1%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.4%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.5%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.6%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.2%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.1%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.9%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.4%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	34.3%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.8%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35.7%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.2%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	36.6%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.4%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	45.7%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	48.9%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	53.3%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	39.4%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$74,301,000	$18,636		$78,304,000	$18,278		$73,218,000	$15,997
Federal:	$4,737,000	$1,188	6.4%	$8,124,000	$1,896	10.4%	$6,036,000	$1,319	8.2%
State:	$26,515,000	$6,650	35.7%	$26,360,000	$6,153	33.7%	$27,256,000	$5,955	37.2%
Local:	$43,049,000	$10,797	57.9%	$43,820,000	$10,229	56.0%	$39,926,000	$8,723	54.5%
Total Expenditures:	$120,793,000	$30,297		$99,646,000	$23,260		$81,703,000	$17,851
Total Current Expenditures:	$58,899,000	$14,773		$63,189,000	$14,750		$62,383,000	$13,630
Instructional Expenditures:	$33,333,000	$8,360	56.6%	$36,320,000	$8,478	57.5%	$37,088,000	$8,103	59.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,885,000	$1,225	8.3%	$5,346,000	$1,248	8.5%	$4,570,000	$998	7.3%
Administration:	$5,182,000	$1,300	8.8%	$5,523,000	$1,289	8.7%	$5,222,000	$1,141	8.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$15,499,000	$3,887	26.3%	$16,000,000	$3,735	25.3%	$15,503,000	$3,387	24.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$42,152,000	$10,572		$19,460,000	$4,542		$8,033,000	$1,755
Construction:	$41,251,000	$10,346		$18,392,000	$4,293		$7,270,000	$1,588
Total Other:	$617,000	$155		$500,000	$117		$573,000	$125
Interest on Debt:	$7,479,000	$1,876		$7,536,000	$1,759		$3,507,000	$766

Total Salary:	$29,937,000	$7,509		$35,709,000	$8,335		$35,733,000	$7,807
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$20,289,000	$5,089	67.8%	$23,325,000	$5,445	65.3%	$24,045,000	$5,253	67.3%
Other Salary:	$9,648,000	$2,420	32.2%	$12,384,000	$2,891	34.7%	$11,688,000	$2,554	32.7%
Total Benefit:	$14,672,000	$3,680		$15,348,000	$3,583		$15,045,000	$3,287
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$10,164,000	$2,549	69.3%	$9,715,000	$2,268	63.3%	$9,834,000	$2,149	65.4%
Other Benefit:	$4,508,000	$1,131	30.7%	$5,633,000	$1,315	36.7%	$5,211,000	$1,139	34.6%

* Penn Hills School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.