Erie City School District

The Erie City School District is the school district that serves Erie, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a member of the Northwest Tri-County IU 5.

Erie City School District
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania
City of Erie
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoIn an environment of high expectations, trust, collaboration and respect WE ALL CAN LEARN.
GradesPreK-12
Established1870
SuperintendentBrian J. Polito, CPA
Students and staff
Students12,000
Teachers869
Staff1,315 (including Teachers)
Other information
Websitewww.eriesd.org

Serving the Erie School District are two high schools, three middle schools, and ten elementary schools.[1] On April 19, 2007, GE Transportation presented the district with a $15 million donation, which was reportedly the largest ever donation to education in Pennsylvania. In 2014 Erie school district teacher salaries were published and determined to be up to 40 percent higher than the average household in Erie pa.

As of August, 2017, student enrollment for the district's 15 schools was 11,265.[2]

Schools
Superintendent Brian Polito (right) with Governor Tom Wolf

High schools (grades 9-12)

Middle schools (grades 6-8)

Elementary schools (grades preK-5)
  • Diehl Elementary School
  • Edison Elementary School
  • Grover Cleveland Elementary School
  • Harding Elementary School
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Joanna Connell Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Mckinley Elementary School
  • Perry Elementary School
  • Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary School

Former schools

Beginning with the 2012/13 school year, the district closed three schools, Burton, Glenwood and Irving elementary schools, due to a budget deficit and declining enrollment.[3] Further closings and changes are expected to happen after the 2012/13 school year, although no official timeline has been announced.[4]

  • Burton Elementary School
  • Central Tech High School
  • East High School
  • Emerson Gridley Elementary School
  • Glenwood Elementary School
  • Irving Elementary School
  • Wayne Middle School
  • Roosevelt Middle School. Opened in 1922, and was most recently renovated in 1975. It closed in 2007 due to declining enrollment and its dilapidated condition. Because the district determined that renovating Roosevelt would cost about $30 million, the building was finally demolished in October 2020.[5]
  • Strong Vincent

In 2017, Strong Vincent and East High Schools became middle schools when these former high schools consolidated with Central Tech High School to become Erie High School.[6]

References
  1. Erie's Public Schools, School List 11/13/2018
  2. "Erie School District enrollment 'holding steady'" 08/25/2017
  3. http://www.goerie.com/article/20120503/NEWS02/305029868/Erie-School-Board-votes-to-close-3-schools
  4. http://www.goerie.com/article/20120824/NEWS02/308239894/Erie-weighs-fewer-high-schools-larger-elementaries.
  5. Ed Palattella, "As outside of Erie's Roosevelt School starts to fall, alumnus helping with demolition", GoErie.com, 10/27/2020
  6. Ed Palattella, "Erie School District students join to reinvent Central", GoErie.com, 05/11/2017

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