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Avon Grove superintendent reports nearly 4,900 students, full staffing and new hires at start of school year
Summary
Superintendent Dr. DeJong reported on enrollment, staffing and school activities at the Aug. 28 Avon Grove board meeting, flagging nearly 4,900 students, a large kindergarten class and 20 new educators.
Superintendent Dr. DeJong told the Avon Grove School District board on Aug. 28 that the district welcomed nearly 4,900 students for the start of the 2025–26 school year and opened with full staffing after several days of orientation and induction.
Dr. DeJong said kindergarten enrollment at one school was about 298 students and that Avon Grove Intermediate School welcomed nearly 1,400 learners. The middle school began the year with approximately 400 sixth-graders; the superintendent said more than 320 of those students had attended transition events or open houses. The district introduced 20 new educators through induction sessions over the summer.
The superintendent also reported that Avon Grove High School was recognized in U.S. News & World Report, placing among the top schools in the Commonwealth and in the top 8% nationally, and said the ranking represented an improvement from the prior year. Dr. DeJong described an opening convocation that featured student speakers, a national-anthem performance and recognition of staff milestones. He thanked human-resources staff for achieving full staffing on the first day of school.
Dr. DeJong introduced Chris Farmer, the district’s new manager of facilities provided through the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU). Farmer, the superintendent said, brings more than 10 years of school facilities experience and business exposure and will meet board members after the meeting and before the scheduled executive session on special-education matters.
The superintendent said he has met with all nine board members and more than 30 district administrators as part of an entry plan and listed upcoming community and partner meetings, including with the YMCA, United Way and local boosters. He said the district will schedule conversations with students, parents and partner organizations as the year proceeds.
Dr. DeJong concluded his report by noting the district’s focus on routine start-of-year activities, student acclimation to building routines, and plans to expand clubs and extracurricular opportunities as the year progresses.
