Burrell School District

The Burrell School District is a small, rural, public school district located in northern Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The district is 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. The Burrell School District serves the City of Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell Township. The District covers 27 square miles (70 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, Burrell School District serves a resident population of 14,848 people. By 2010, the District's population declined to 14,081 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Burrell School District population (25 years old and over) were 93.1% high school graduates and 23% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

Burrell School District
Address
1021 Puckety Church Road
Lower Burrell
, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 15068
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
District mascotBuccaneer
ColorsBlue and white
Other information
Websitewww.burrell.k12.pa.us

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 28.7% of the District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $19,871, while the median family income was $49,425.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] In Westmoreland County, the median household income was $50,736.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8] In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[9]

Burrell School District operates Burrell High School (9th-12th), Charles A. Huston Middle School (6th-8th), Stewart School (4th-5th) and Bon Air School (K-3rd). High school students may choose to attend the Northern Westmoreland Career Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades, automotive trades, Culinary Arts, computer technology, welding and health related occupations. The district is part of the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit IU7 which provides special education services to the district. The administrative complex of Burrell High School contains both levels of district-wide administration. Superintendent - Dr. Shannon Wagner.

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  5. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  6. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  8. Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". Washington Post.
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