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- Pennsylvania requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are AFT union members.
- 1,854 teachers
Student demographics
- 24,657 students
- 67% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 182 |
| Additional teacher work days: | Kindergarten: 11; Grades 1-5: 8; Grades 6-8 & 10-11: 10; Grads 9 & 12: 9 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 1.8% (based on the salaries in Professional Growth Level 1) |
| Starting salary: | $41,127 (pay is not differentiated by educational attainment on the career ladder schedule) |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $61,691 - $102,818 (depending on which Professional Growth Level a teacher ends his/her career; the career ladder does not base pay on advanced degrees); 9 |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | value-added |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | summative once every first and second years; formative in every third year |
| Non-tenured | Twice a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 12-14 (12 sick, 0-2 personal) |
| Years to tenure: |  |