Pennsbury School District Explained

Pennsbury School District
Established:1948
Grades:K-12
Superintendent:DR.Thomas A Smith, Ed.D.
Ratio:12:1
State:Pennsylvania
County:Bucks County
Zipcode:19058
Schools:1 High, 3 Middle, 11 Elementary
Colors:Black & Orange
Country:USA
Students:10,495

Pennsbury School District is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district serves Falls Township, Lower Makefield Township, Yardley Borough, and Tullytown Borough. For the 2019-2020 school year, there were 10,257 students enrolled in the district with a final budget of $216,719,362.[1] There was a total of 1,580 administrative, professional and support staff.

Schools

There are 15 public schools in Pennsbury School District:

TypeNameGradesEnrollment [2]
High schoolPennsbury High School9-122,891
Middle schoolCharles H. Boehm6-8713
Middle schoolPennwood6-8755
Middle schoolWilliam Penn6-8961
Elementary schoolWalt DisneyKG-5339
Elementary schoolManorKG-5434
Elementary schoolAftonKG-5499
Elementary schoolEdgewoodKG-5501
Elementary schoolEleanor RooseveltKG-5566
Elementary schoolFallsingtonKG-5267
Elementary schoolMakefieldKG-5363
Elementary schoolOxford ValleyKG-5392
Elementary schoolPenn ValleyKG-5407
Elementary schoolQuarry HillKG-5446
Elementary schoolVillage Park AcademyPRE-K???

Governance

Administration[3]

School board

The board is composed of nine residents with voting power, each elected for a four-year term. The current school board is:

History

2005 teachers' strike

In 2005, the Pennsbury School District experienced a teachers' strike that generated significant regional coverage by the media. After voting down a tentative contract agreement, the leadership of the Pennsbury Education Association (PEA), the union to which all of Pennsbury's teachers belong, was authorized by its members to strike on October 24, 2005. The strike lasted a total of 21 days, the maximum allowed by Pennsylvania state law, and students went back to class on November 22, 2005. According to both the PEA and the school board, salary and health benefits were the main issues. Teachers objected to having to pay more for their health insurance, and wanted to see teacher salaries stay competitive with neighboring school districts. Both sides entered non-binding arbitration on November 22, 2005, as mandated by state law, and posted their final offers on December 6, 2005. In January 2006, teachers and the school board reached a resolution and the contract was accepted.

Demographics

The district is about 82% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian and 5% Hispanic. Almost 91% of students speak only English at home.[5] Press reports indicate that 98% of the district's teachers are White.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pennsbury School District Data: 2019-2020.
  2. Web site: National Center for Education Statistics . 2022-10-26 .
  3. https://www.pennsburysd.org/Page/443
  4. Web site: School Board. 2022-10-26. www.pennsburysd.org.
  5. Web site: Pennsbury School District, PA . National Center for Educational Statistics . 26 September 2021.
  6. News: Williams . Ashley . I am the Only Black Educator . Bucks County Courier . 26 September 2021.