Mars Area School District
Mars Area School District is located in west Pennsylvania. Mars Area School District has 46.26 square miles of land area and 0.09 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Mars Area School District population is 19,603. Mars Area School District median household income is $79,923 in 2010-2014. Mars Area School District median house value is $255,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Mars Area School District is better than the state average in quality.
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Mars Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
545 Route 228
Mars PA, 16046, Butler County
Phone: 724-625-1518
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 3,277 | 3,237 | 3,161 | 3,162 | 3,059 | 3,023 | 3,006 |
English Language Learner Students: | 12 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 10 |
Total Teachers: | 192.50 | 183.30 | 188.50 | 195.50 | 194.00 | 190.00 | 173.00 |
Prekindergarten: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Kindergarten: | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Elementary: | 80.00 | 77.80 | 80.00 | 82.50 | 81.50 | 77.50 | 71.00 |
Secondary: | 92.00 | 86.00 | 90.00 | 92.50 | 94.50 | 95.50 | 87.00 |
Ungraded: | 14.50 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 15.50 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 10.00 |
Total Other Staff: | 119.00 | 133.00 | 132.00 | 152.00 | 124.00 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
Instructional Aides: | 19.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 17.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | NA | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 5.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
District Administrators: | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
School Administrators: | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
School Administrative Support: | 8.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 15.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
Student Support Services: | NA | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Other Support Services: | 69.00 | 78.00 | 78.00 | 87.00 | 71.00 | 70.00 | 63.00 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.02 | 17.66 | 16.77 | 16.17 | 15.77 | 15.91 | 17.38 |
Schools
Mars Area Centennial School | Grade 5 to Grade 6 | 100 Winfield Manor Dr, Mars PA 16046 | |
Mars Area Elementary School | Grade 2 to Grade 4 | 549 Route 228, Mars PA 16046 | |
Mars Area Middle School | Grade 7 to Grade 8 | 1775 Three Degree Rd, Mars PA 16046 | |
Mars Area Primary Center | Kindergarten to Grade 1 | 547 Route 228, Mars PA 16046 | |
Mars Area Shs | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 520 Route 228, Mars PA 16046 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
PSSA Test | |||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 82.9% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 72.7% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $37,842,000 | $11,972 | $37,408,000 | $11,830 | $36,353,000 | $11,884 | |||
Federal: | $731,000 | $231 | 1.9% | $1,656,000 | $524 | 4.4% | $1,463,000 | $478 | 4.0% |
State: | $10,470,000 | $3,312 | 27.7% | $9,906,000 | $3,133 | 26.5% | $10,099,000 | $3,301 | 27.8% |
Local: | $26,641,000 | $8,428 | 70.4% | $25,846,000 | $8,174 | 69.1% | $24,791,000 | $8,104 | 68.2% |
Total Expenditures: | $42,180,000 | $13,344 | $39,305,000 | $12,430 | $44,654,000 | $14,598 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $30,195,000 | $9,552 | $30,066,000 | $9,509 | $28,587,000 | $9,345 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $18,147,000 | $5,741 | 60.1% | $17,825,000 | $5,637 | 59.3% | $17,196,000 | $5,621 | 60.2% |
Student and Staff Support: | $2,442,000 | $773 | 8.1% | $2,612,000 | $826 | 8.7% | $2,525,000 | $825 | 8.8% |
Administration: | $2,513,000 | $795 | 8.3% | $2,481,000 | $785 | 8.3% | $2,377,000 | $777 | 8.3% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $7,093,000 | $2,244 | 23.5% | $7,148,000 | $2,261 | 23.8% | $6,489,000 | $2,121 | 22.7% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $7,173,000 | $2,269 | $4,523,000 | $1,430 | $11,632,000 | $3,803 | |||
Construction: | $6,997,000 | $2,214 | $4,438,000 | $1,404 | $11,346,000 | $3,709 | |||
Total Other: | $4,000 | $1 | $4,000 | $1 | $4,000 | $1 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $3,006,000 | $951 | $2,833,000 | $896 | $2,825,000 | $924 | |||
Total Salary: | $16,521,000 | $5,227 | $17,125,000 | $5,416 | $16,317,000 | $5,334 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $11,754,000 | $3,718 | 71.1% | $12,087,000 | $3,823 | 70.6% | $11,554,000 | $3,777 | 70.8% |
Other Salary: | $4,767,000 | $1,508 | 28.9% | $5,038,000 | $1,593 | 29.4% | $4,763,000 | $1,557 | 29.2% |
Total Benefit: | $6,895,000 | $2,181 | $6,211,000 | $1,964 | $5,643,000 | $1,845 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $4,769,000 | $1,509 | 69.2% | $4,282,000 | $1,354 | 68.9% | $3,880,000 | $1,268 | 68.8% |
Other Benefit: | $2,126,000 | $673 | 30.8% | $1,929,000 | $610 | 31.1% | $1,763,000 | $576 | 31.2% |
* Mars Area School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.