Armstrong School District (Pennsylvania)

The Armstrong School District is a large, public school district which encompasses approximately 437 square miles (1,130 km²). The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Armstrong School District covers the Boroughs of Applewold, Atwood, Dayton, Elderton, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Kittanning, Manorville, Rural Valley, West Kittanning and Worthington and the Townships of Bethel Township, Boggs Township, Burrell Township, Cadogan Township, Cowanshannock Township, East Franklin Township, Kittanning Township, Manor Township, North Buffalo Township, Pine Township, Plumcreek Township, Rayburn Township, South Bend Township, Valley Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township and West Franklin Township. In Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the district includes the Borough of Smicksburg and West Mahoning Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 44,970. By 2010, the District's population had declined to 43,301 people.[2] In 2009, Armstrong School District residents' per capita income was $15,449, while the median family income was $36,907.[3]

Armstrong School District (Pennsylvania)
Map of Armstrong County Pennsylvania School Districts
Address
410 Main Street Kittanning , Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 16201 United States
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Working Together for Academic Excellence
Grades	KG-12
Superintendent	Mr. Chris DeVivo
Asst. superintendent(s)	Joshua Williams & Charles Kreinbucher
Business administrator	Sam Kirk
School board	9 members
Chair of the board	Jason Elkin
Governing agency	Pennsylvania Department of Education
Schools	8
Budget	$109,124,652 (2023-2024)
NCES District ID	4202590[1]
District ID	PA-128030852
Students and staff
Students	4,676
Teachers	366.73 (on an FTE basis)
Staff	238.94 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio	12.75:1
Other information
Website	asd.k12.pa.us

School District region in Indiana County

In 2013, Armstrong School District operated ten public schools. A new junior-senior high school was completed in 2015. As such, two older high school buildings were closed. The district was established in 1966 when Pennsylvania consolidated several smaller school districts.

Today, the Armstrong School District operates 8 schools including:

2 High Schools (7-12): Armstrong Junior-Senior High School & West Shamokin Junior-Senior High School

1 Intermediate School: West Hills Intermediate School

5 Elementary Schools: Eldertron Elementary School, Dayton Elementary School, Lenape Elementary School, West Hills Primary School, & Shannock Valley Elementary School.

High school students may also attend Lenape Technical School for vocational training. The ARIN Intermediate Unit IU28 provides the district with various services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services, and professional development for staff and faculty.