Plum Borough School District Explained

Plum Borough School District
Address:900 Elicker Road
Zipcode:15239-1453
Country:United States
Type:Public
Motto:Exceptionally Prepared for Success
Grades:K-12
Established:1940
Superintendent:Dr. Rick Walsh
Asst Superintendents:Dr. Ashley Boyers & Ms. Denise Sedlack
Businessadmin:Mr. Ryan Manzer
School Board:9 Members
Chair Of The Board:Michael DeVine
Schools:5
Enrollment:3,579
Faculty:511
Teachers:232
Ratio:17:1
Mascot:Mustang
Colors:Purple and Gold

The Plum Borough School District is a midsized, suburban public school district serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb of Plum. Plum Borough School District encompasses approximately 28sqmi. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 26,940. By 2010, the district's population rose to 27,131 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $20,863, while the median family income was $52,807.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 [3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[5]

Plum Borough School District operates five schools, including, Plum Senior High School (9th–12th), Plum Middle School (7th–8th), Holiday Park Intermediate School (5th-6th), and two elementary schools serving grades (K-4th): O'Block Elementary School and George Pivik Elementary School.

The Plum Borough School District is bordered by seven other school districts: Penn Hills School District, Gateway School District, Riverview School District, and Allegheny Valley School District (across the Allegheny River). The district is also bordered by three school districts in neighboring Westmoreland County: Franklin Regional School District, Burrell School District and New Kensington-Arnold School District.

Extracurriculars

The students have access to a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Plum Borough School District's football classification is "AAAA" (Quad-A), which is the largest of the football classifications A, AA, AAA and AAAA. The district operates a chapter of the National Honor Society.

Athletics

The district is part of the WPIAL sports organization.

Club sports: Indoor track, Ice Hockey, Bowling and Crew

Notes and References

  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. Web site: American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts . US Census Bureau . 2010 . 2013-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  4. Web site: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010 . US Census Bureau . September 2011.
  5. Web site: America's most popular six-figure jobs . Michael Sauter and Alexander E.M. Hess . USA Today . August 31, 2013.