| Armstrong School District (Pennsylvania) | |
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| Address | |
410 Main Street
, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 16201United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Working Together for Academic Excellence |
| Grades | KG-12 |
| Superintendent | Mr. Chris DeVivo |
| Asst. superintendent(s) | Joshua Williams & Charles Kreinbucher |
| Business administrator | Sam Kirk |
| School board | 9 members |
| Chair of the board | Jason Elkin |
| Governing agency | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
| Schools | 8 |
| Budget | $109,124,652 (2023-2024) |
| NCES District ID | 4202590[1] |
| District ID | PA-128030852 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,676 |
| Teachers | 366.73 (on an FTE basis) |
| Staff | 238.94 (on an FTE basis) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 12.75:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | asd |
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The Armstrong School District is a large, public school district which encompasses approximately 437 square miles (1,130 km2). The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Armstrong School District covers the Boroughs of Applewold, Atwood, Dayton, Elderton, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Kittanning, Manorville, Rural Valley, West Kittanning and Worthington and the Townships of Bethel Township, Boggs Township, Burrell Township, Cadogan Township, Cowanshannock Township, East Franklin Township, Kittanning Township, Manor Township, North Buffalo Township, Pine Township, Plumcreek Township, Rayburn Township, South Bend Township, Valley Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township and West Franklin Township. In Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the district includes the Borough of Smicksburg and West Mahoning Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 44,970. By 2010, the District's population had declined to 43,301 people.[2] In 2009, Armstrong School District residents' per capita income was $15,449, while the median family income was $36,907.[3]
In 2013, Armstrong School District operated ten public schools. A new junior-senior high school was completed in 2015. As such, two older high school buildings were closed. The district was established in 1966 when Pennsylvania consolidated several smaller school districts.
Today, the Armstrong School District operates 8 schools including:
2 High Schools (7-12): Armstrong Junior-Senior High School & West Shamokin Junior-Senior High School
1 Intermediate School: West Hills Intermediate School
5 Elementary Schools: Elderton Elementary School, Dayton Elementary School, Lenape Elementary School, West Hills Primary School, & Shannock Valley Elementary School.
High school students may also attend Lenape Technical School for vocational training. The ARIN Intermediate Unit IU28 provides the district with various services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services, and professional development for staff and faculty.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Armstrong SD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
- ^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009