Unionville-Chadds Ford School District

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Map of Chester County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is in blue in the eastern part of the county.
Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania School Districts. Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is in blue in the western corner of the county.

The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) is a school district in southeastern Chester County and western Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States, a 77 square mile area encompassing seven townships[1] and serving a total of about 4,000 students[2]. Its schools are:

  • Unionville High School
  • Charles F. Patton Middle School
  • Unionville Elementary School
  • Hillendale Elementary School
  • Pocopson Elementary School
  • Chadds Ford Elementary School

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[edit] Other Information

[edit] Demographics

  • White: 93%
  • Asian: 4.3%
  • Hispanic: 2.1%
  • Black: 0.9%
  • Native American: 0.1%

UCFSD has a significantly higher percent of White and Asian students and significantly lower percent of Black and Hispanic students than the Pennsylvania average[2].

  • Male: 50.8%
  • Female: 49.2%

The state average is just the opposite, with a higher percent of females than males[2].

[edit] Economics

Located in a fairly wealthy suburb of both Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE, the district's budget (primarily obtained through property taxes) is about three times larger than the Pennsylvania average, at $53,902,000; this equates to $12,877 spent by the district per student per year[3].

[edit] District Administration

The District Offices are located in the front of Unionville High School. The current administration is as follows[4]:

  • Superintendent- Sharon Parker
  • Assistant Superintendent- Kenneth Batchelor
  • Supervisor of Business and Grounds- Rick Hostetler
  • Director of Business and Operations- Robert Cochran
  • Director of Secondary Education- John Sanville
  • Director of Elementary Education- John Nolen
  • Supervisor of Food Service- Marie Wickersham
  • Director of Pupil and Staff Services- Sharon Allen-Spann
  • Director of Special Education- Christine Kramer
  • Director of Technology and Communications- Rich Hug
  • Supervisor of Transportation- Gail Wolfel

[edit] External links

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District website

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://listserv.ucfsd.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0709b&L=uhsenews&P=73
  2. ^ a b c http://www.publicschoolreview.com/agency_schools/leaid/4224210
  3. ^ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/71143
  4. ^ http://www.ucfsd.org/contact.shtml
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