| Definition of Terms |
Kutztown Area Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Berks County, PA |
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| Total Students |
632 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
45 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 160 students | | Grade 10 - 157 students | | Grade 11 - 141 students | | Grade 12 - 174 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
n/a |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
3% |
| % Black |
1% |
14% |
| % White |
97% |
81% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
8% |
20% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Kutztown Area Sd School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
6 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,766 students |
2,220 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$22,815,000 |
$24,078,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$21,438,000 |
$23,565,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,919 |
$10,846 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$12,139 |
$10,615 |
| District Graduation Rates |
94% |
95% |
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| View all past news stories |
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- Kutztown Area High School is located at 50 Trexler Avenue in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA. Kutztown, Pennsylvania is sandwiched between Allentown and Reading in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It was built in 1961. Also, as part of the "one-to-one laptop initiative" every student has received an Apple MacBook. The school has numerous sports teams and clubs/activities in which they rival Berks County schools Fleetwod, Reading Central Catholic, and Brandywine in addition to Lehigh Valley schools like Parkland and Allentown Central Catholic. The school is infamous for a notorious group of thirteen students who violated its technology code of conduct and were subjected to external disciplinary action.
- The Kutztown 13
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In October 2004, the school distributed Apple iBook laptops to all students, as part of the "One-to-One" program[1] to facilitate school work. Each computer was installed with Safety instruments. Access to the safety and monitor settings was available via the use of an administrator password.
- The school administrators initially set the administrator password on all laptops to "50Trexler", presumably in reference to the street address of the school. Multiple media reports indicated that the password was "taped onto the back of each computer" when they were initially handed out. What was actually on the back was a permanently affixed label with the school’s address, although the Kutztown Area High School AdministratiJULIA ROSE SHAWon does realize that the password should have been less obvious. A student or students found out the password, and eventually 200 to 300 students had knowledge of the password.
- These students were then able to bybass the schools security system to access chat software, freely view web pages previously blocked by school policy, install file sharing applications, games, and other unauthorized software, and reverse the installed monitoring software to spy on other students and faculty. The school repeatedly disciplined students for these offenses, from detentions and leading to suspensions for repeated policy violations. With each disciplinary action given, the school claimed that parents were notified.
- On May 2, 2005, the school administration contacted the Kutztown Borough Police Department with a request to investigate, and possibly prosecute, 13 students for violating the school's Acceptable Use Policy after they repeatedly modified their laptops. The parents of the students were not notified of this criminal investigation. Much of the information released to the media was from the uncle of one of the 13 students and based on comments by the students. Pennsylvania law prohibits a school from discussing discipline cases, as such a high degree of one-sidedness exists on what actually prompted the school to take the action it took.
- On May 31, 2005 the police notified[2] the parents of 13 students that their children were being charged under Pennsylvania crimes code section 7615 for Computer trespass. Computer trespass is a 3rd degree felony according to Pennsylvania law.[3]
- In late August, 2005 the Berks County juvenile probation office offered to drop all charges in exchange for 15 hours of community service, a letter of apology, a class on personal responsibility and a limited probation period. One student did not accept these conditions. He was later emancipated of all charges.[4]
- Notable alumni
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Keith Haring - Artist
- Steve Rothermel - Contestant on NBC's Special Edition
- Deborah Dana Keane - Professional Broadway dancer, studio owner
- Alison Dietrich - Contestant on Temptation Island
- Stephanie Furst - Actress/Model
- External links
- Official Kutztown High School website
- Official Kuztown Area School District website
- School press release: Laptop – Policy Violations
- CNN article on Kutztown 13
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| About This Zip Code (19530) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
14,539 people |
11,396,563 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
28% |
22% |
| Population Average Age |
25 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$43,379
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$41,073 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.8 rooms |
5.9 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
46 years old |
51 years old |
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Zipcode (19530)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
70% / 30% |
69% / 31% |
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