Loyalsock Township School District Explained

Loyalsock Township School District
Streetaddress:1605 Four Mile Drive
City:Williamsport, Pennsylvania
County:Lycoming
Zipcode:17701
Country:United States
Type:Public
Mascot:Lancer
Colors:Maroon, white & Carolina blue

The Loyalsock Township School District is a small, suburban public school district in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The district serves Loyalsock Township, a suburb of Williamsport. Loyalsock Township School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 10,876. By 2010, the district's population increased to 11,029 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Loyalsock Township School District population (25 years old and over) were 91% high school graduates and 27.6% college graduates.[2]

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 29.2% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that fewer than 10 students in the Loyalsock Township School District were homeless.[4] The Loyalsock Township School District residents' per capita income in 2009 was $23,480, while the median family income was $47,952.[5] In Lycoming County, the median household income was $45,430.[6] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[7] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[8] In 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9] By 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[10]

The district technically operates three schools: Donald E. Schick Elementary, Loyalsock Township Middle School, and Loyalsock Township High School. However, the middle and high school (grades 6-12) share a single campus. High school students may choose to attend Lycoming Career and Technical Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades, child care, allied health services and culinary arts. The BLaST Intermediate Unit IU17 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; impaired hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The Loyalsock Township School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The sports programs are through the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.[11] The Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference is a voluntary association of 25 PIAA High Schools within the central Pennsylvania region. Their mascot is a lancer and colors are maroon, white, and Carolina blue.

The district funds:

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Girls:

Middle School Sports:

Boys:
Girls:

According to PIAA directory July 2012 [12]

Notes and References

  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. Web site: School District Comparative Analysis Profiles . proximityone . 2014.
  3. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. Web site: How many children are homeless in your school district? . Collin Deppen . Pennsylvania Department of Education . January 2015.
  5. American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
  6. Web site: Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County . US Census Bureau . 2014.
  7. Web site: American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts . US Census Bureau . 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html . 2014-10-06 .
  8. Web site: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010 . US Census Bureau . September 2011.
  9. Web site: America's most popular six-figure jobs . Michael Sauter . Alexander E.M. Hess . amp . USA Today . August 31, 2013.
  10. News: Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all . Jeff Guo . Washington Post . September 15, 2015.
  11. Web site: Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference School list . 2012.
  12. Web site: PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association . 2012.