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Downingtown Area School District

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Downingtown Area School District is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Downingtown Area School District has 78.54 square miles of land area and 1.48 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Downingtown Area School District population is 69,907. Downingtown Area School District median household income is $104,756 in 2010-2014. Downingtown Area School District median house value is $352,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Downingtown Area School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (29 out of 496, top 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (28 out of 498, top 6%)* Rank: #25
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	69,907 (2010-2014), rank #19
Population Growth	3.81% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	873.64/sq mi, rank #140
Median Household Income:	$104,756 at 2010-2014—6.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #11
Median House Price:	$352,100 at 2010-2014—0.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #19
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	78.54 sq mi, rank #202
Water Area:	1.48 sq mi (1.85%), rank #99
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Chester County
City:	Exton, Chester Springs, Downingtown, Coatesville, West Chester, Glenmoore, Honey Brook, Lionville, Eagleview
Zip:	19341, 19425, 19335, 19320, 19382, 19380, 19343, 19344
Area:	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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Downingtown Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

540 Trestle Place

Downingtown PA, 19335, Chester County

Phone: 610-269-8460

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	12,028	11,915	11,779	11,813	11,823	11,827	11,707
English Language Learner Students:	101	90	82	106	133	172	143
Total Teachers:	807.53	799.53	800.14	809.74	817.14	813.50	786.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	18.00	20.00	21.00	21.50	21.00	19.00	19.00
Elementary:	306.50	304.00	310.50	319.80	328.80	333.30	328.50
Secondary:	394.63	390.63	390.94	394.44	395.84	395.70	385.90
Ungraded:	88.40	84.90	77.70	74.00	71.50	65.50	52.80
Total Other Staff:	596.50	688.60	689.60	752.60	711.00	685.50	781.40
Instructional Aides:	269.00	286.00	286.00	313.00	285.50	273.50	327.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	6.00	6.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	33.50	32.20	31.50	31.00	31.00	31.00	28.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	23.50	22.20	21.50	21.00	21.00	21.00	18.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	13.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.40	14.40	13.40
Library/Media Support:	16.00	15.00	15.00	16.00	16.00	15.00	16.50
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	10.00	11.00
District Administrative Support:	13.00	13.00	13.00	17.00	20.00	18.00	22.00
School Administrators:	26.00	25.00	24.00	26.00	25.00	25.00	24.00
School Administrative Support:	71.00	71.00	71.00	73.00	69.00	68.50	77.00
Student Support Services:	NA	50.40	52.10	53.60	54.10	48.60	52.00
Other Support Services:	149.00	170.00	170.00	196.00	182.00	175.50	205.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.89	14.90	14.72	14.59	14.47	14.54	14.89

Schools

Beaver Creek Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	601 West Pennsylvania Ave, Downingtown PA 19335
Bradford Hgts Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1330 Romig Rd, Downingtown PA 19335
Brandywine-Wallace Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	435 Dilworth Rd, Downingtown PA 19335
Downington Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	115 Rock Raymond Rd, Downingtown PA 19335
Downingtown Hs East Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	50 Devon Dr, Exton PA 19341
Downingtown Hs West Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	445 Manor Ave, Downingtown PA 19335
Downingtown Stem Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	335 Manor Ave, Downingtown PA 19335
East Ward Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	435 Washington Ave, Downingtown PA 19335
Lionville Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	526 West Uwchlan Ave, Downingtown PA 19335
Lionville Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	550 West Uwchlan Ave, Exton PA 19341
Pickering Valley Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	121 Byers Rd, Chester Springs PA 19425
Shamona Creek Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	501 Dorlan Mill Rd, Downingtown PA 19335
Springton Manor Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	400 Fairview Rd, Glenmoore PA 19343
Uwchlan Hills Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	50 Peck Rd, Downingtown PA 19335
West Bradford Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1475 Broadrun Rd, Downingtown PA 19335

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.3%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.1%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.5%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	78.5%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	83.4%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	85.1%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.2%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.7%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83.8%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.5%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.4%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.6%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82.2%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87.5%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89.2%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56.8%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	64.5%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66.2%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73.3%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.4%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.5%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.2%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.7%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.6%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.7%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.6%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.1%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.5%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.2%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.4%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.4%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.5%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.6%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.2%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.2%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.6%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.9%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.1%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.5%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.6%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.1%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.8%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.6%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.2%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.6%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.2%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.6%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.9%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.8%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.6%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.7%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.6%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.5%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.1%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.7%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.7%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.8%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.5%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.2%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.2%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.5%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.2%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.4%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.5%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.1%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.4%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.1%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.6%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.3%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.1%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.1%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.4%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89.4%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.1%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.8%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$193,532,000	$16,430		$190,310,000	$16,110		$186,659,000	$15,788
Federal:	$3,697,000	$314	1.9%	$5,082,000	$430	2.7%	$4,350,000	$368	2.3%
State:	$36,303,000	$3,082	18.8%	$34,964,000	$2,960	18.4%	$34,530,000	$2,921	18.5%
Local:	$153,532,000	$13,034	79.3%	$150,264,000	$12,720	79.0%	$147,779,000	$12,499	79.2%
Total Expenditures:	$172,451,000	$14,641		$180,234,000	$15,257		$176,124,000	$14,897
Total Current Expenditures:	$134,734,000	$11,438		$137,617,000	$11,650		$133,382,000	$11,282
Instructional Expenditures:	$86,476,000	$7,342	64.2%	$87,491,000	$7,406	63.6%	$85,214,000	$7,207	63.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$12,050,000	$1,023	8.9%	$11,438,000	$968	8.3%	$10,695,000	$905	8.0%
Administration:	$11,916,000	$1,012	8.8%	$12,986,000	$1,099	9.4%	$11,897,000	$1,006	8.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$24,292,000	$2,062	18.0%	$25,702,000	$2,176	18.7%	$25,576,000	$2,163	19.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$13,495,000	$1,146		$18,480,000	$1,564		$18,612,000	$1,574
Construction:	$6,787,000	$576		$16,582,000	$1,404		$15,997,000	$1,353
Total Other:	$32,000	$3		$58,000	$5		$52,000	$4
Interest on Debt:	$8,444,000	$717		$7,682,000	$650		$8,149,000	$689

Total Salary:	$77,465,000	$6,577		$81,683,000	$6,915		$79,646,000	$6,737
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$58,454,000	$4,963	75.5%	$60,514,000	$5,123	74.1%	$57,759,000	$4,885	72.5%
Other Salary:	$19,011,000	$1,614	24.5%	$21,169,000	$1,792	25.9%	$21,887,000	$1,851	27.5%
Total Benefit:	$27,843,000	$2,364		$26,678,000	$2,258		$25,152,000	$2,127
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$20,057,000	$1,703	72.0%	$18,895,000	$1,600	70.8%	$18,037,000	$1,526	71.7%
Other Benefit:	$7,786,000	$661	28.0%	$7,783,000	$659	29.2%	$7,115,000	$602	28.3%

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