Westmont Hilltop School District
| Westmont Hilltop School District | |
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| Location | |
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Johnstown, Pennsylvania United States |
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| School type | Public |
| Motto | Scientia fons Veritatis "Knowledge is the Source of Truth (English translation) |
| Established | 1919 |
| Superintendent | Mr. Donald B. Irwin, Jr. (contract August 15, 2014 to August 14, 2019) |
| Administrator |
Donald B Irwin, Business Manager |
| Staff | 53 non teaching staff members |
| Faculty | 102 teachers |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Pupils |
1,573 pupils (2014), |
| • Kindergarten | 108 (2012), 126 (2010) |
| • Grade 1 | 95 (2012), 125 |
| • Grade 2 | 124 (2012), 126 |
| • Grade 3 | 127 (2012), 123 |
| • Grade 4 | 127 (2012), 136 |
| • Grade 5 | 125 (2012), 112 |
| • Grade 6 | 134 (2012), 120 |
| • Grade 7 | 108 (2012), 132 |
| • Grade 8 | 117 (2012), 127 |
| • Grade 9 | 131 (2012), 153 |
| • Grade 10 | 139 (2012), 148 |
| • Grade 11 | 145 (2012), 147 |
| • Grade 12 | 137 (2012), 139 (2010) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Red and Gray |
| Mascot | The Hilltoppers |
| per-pupil spending | $9,687 (2008) |
| per pupils spending | $11,951.34 (2012) |
| Website | http://www.whsd.org/ |
Donald B Irwin, Business Manager
Steven D. McGee, Director of Education, Coordinator of Special Education and Federal Programs
1,573 pupils (2014),
1,618 pupils (2012)
1,760 pupils (2010)
The Westmont Hilltop School District is a small public school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The WHSD encompasses approximately 15 square miles (39 km2). It serves the communities of: Upper Yoder Township, Westmont Borough, and Southmont Borough in the western suburbs of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 13,647. By 2010, the district's population declined to 12,898 people. The educational attainment levels for the Westmont Hilltop School District population (25 years old and over) were 96.5% high school graduates and 37% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to district officials, in school year 2009-10 the Westmont Hilltop School District provided basic educational services to 1,717 pupils through the employment of: 113 teachers, 56 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 11 administrators. Westmont Hilltop School District received more than $5.4 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08, WHSD provided basic educational services to 1,760 pupils. The district employed: 114 teachers, 50 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 11 administrators. WHSD received more than $5.3 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 24.3% 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. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $25,374, while the median family income was $55,657. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
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