Pottsgrove School District

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Pottsgrove School District
Address
1301 Kauffman Road
Pottstown
, Pennsylvania, 19464
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 4219650 [1]
Students and staff
Students3,071 [1]
Teachers233.3 (FTE) [1]
Staff225.7 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.16 [1]
Other information
Website www.pgsd.org

Pottsgrove School District is a school district headquartered in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] The district serves Lower Pottsgrove Township, Upper Pottsgrove Township, and West Pottsgrove Township.

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Schools

Pottsgrove Middle School Pottsgrove Middle Sch.jpg
Pottsgrove Middle School

In February 2012 the district passed a vote to rearrange the elementary schools from three K-5 schools into two K-2 schools and one 3-5 school. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Zoning Map Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine ." Township of Lower Pottsgrove . Retrieved on November 9, 2008.
  3. "Zoning Map." Township of Upper Pottsgrove . Retrieved on November 9, 2008.
  4. Chang, David. "Pottsgrove Approves Consolidation Plan." NBC Philadelphia. Wednesday February 29, 2012. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.