Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
Encyclopedia
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 miles (199.4 km²) area encompassing seven townships and serving a total of about 4,000 students. Its schools are:
UCFSD has a significantly higher percent of White and Asian students and significantly lower percent of Black and Hispanic students than the Pennsylvania average.
The state average is just the opposite, with a higher percent of females than males.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
and western Delaware County
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, a 77 square miles (199.4 km²) area encompassing seven townships and serving a total of about 4,000 students. Its schools are:
- Unionville High School
- Charles F. Patton Middle School
- Unionville Elementary School
- Hillendale Elementary School
- Pocopson Elementary School
- Chadds Ford Elementary School
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.
- Male: 50.8%
- Female: 49.2%
The state average is just the opposite, with a higher percent of females than males.
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.District Administration
The District Offices are located in the front of Unionville High School. The current administration is as follows:- SuperintendentSuperintendent (education)In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
- Dr. John C. Sanville - Assistant Superintendent- Kenneth Batchelor
- Supervisor of Business and Grounds- Rick Hostetler
- Director of Business and Operations- Robert Cochran
- Director of Secondary Education- Vacant
- 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