Perkiomen Valley School District Annual Report 2017-18 Annual Report 2017-18 1 | Page 3

p. 3 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 • • • • • • • • • 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