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PVSD Annual Report
2017-18
www.pvsd.org
FAST FACTS
Student Achievement
• District was ranked 41st in
the state by SchoolDigger.
com, a website that serves
as a search-and-compari-
son tool for parents mak-
ing educational decisions
• District was ranked 35th in
the state and received an
A+ rating on Niche.com,
a website that compiles
reviews, rankings and oth-
er information about K-12
districts
• Perkiomen Valley High
School was ranked 9th
in the state and 671st in
the nation in U.S. News &
World Report’s “Best High
Schools” list
• Perkiomen Valley High
School was ranked 861st
in the country on the
“Most Challenging High
Schools” list compiled by
the Washington Post
Municipalities Served
Perkiomen Valley Middle
School West
Schwenksville Elementary School
Perkiomen Valley Middle School East
Perkiomen Valley High School
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Collegeville Borough
Lower Frederick Township
Perkiomen Township
Schwenksville Borough
Skippack Township
Trappe Borough
Area: 30 square miles
Population: Approx. 37,677 residents
Number of households: 12,500
Facilities
• 4 elementary schools (Gr. K-5)
• Evergreen Elementary School (508)
Evergreen Elementary School
• Schwenksville Elementary School
(520)
South Elementary School
• Skippack Elementary School (710)
• South Elementary School (618)
• 2 middle schools (Gr. 6-8)
• Perkiomen Valley Middle School East
(741)
• Perkiomen Valley Middle School
West (611)
• 1 high school (Gr. 9-12) and send
students to 1 technical school
• Perkiomen Valley High School
(1,790)
Learning Opportunities
• North Montco Technical Career
• 21 Advanced Placement
Center (191)
courses, dual enrollment,
• 1.1 million square feet of build-
Virtual High School, online
ings, almost 250 acres of school
instruction, and Project
district property, and 24 sports fields
Lead the Way (pre-engi-
of various sizes are maintained for
neering curriculum)
many different school-based activities
• North Montco Technical Career Center
Student Enrollment
• Ursinus College partnership
• Total number of students: 5,498*
Graduation Rate
• 98 percent of PV seniors graduated within four years
• 92 percent of 2018 graduates attended some type
of post-secondary educational institution
Budget
• 2018-19 operating budget totaled approximately
$105 million
• Cost per student is among the most efficient in
Montgomery County
• District maintains an AA bond rating from Standard
and Poor’s, a rating that reinforces PV’s financial sta-
bility with bond issuers and eliminates the need for
additional insurance
Food Services
• 41,019 breakfasts and 318,002 lunches served in
2017-18
Skippack
Elementary
School
Employees
• Total number of employees: 681.5
Community Education
• Approximately 3,200 adults and/or children partici-
pated in Community Education programs during the
2017-18 school year
Supporting Organizations
• Home and School Associations donated approxi-
mately $33,055 to schools
• Booster Clubs support our extra-curricular activities
• Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation provid-
ed $66,607 in grants to support students in 2017-18
• Student Loan Association provided approximately
$100,000 in college loans in 2017-18
* All enrollment figures are from the October 2017 en-
rollment report