| Montgomery Area School District | |
| Streetaddress: | 120 Penn Street |
| County: | Lycoming County |
| Zipcode: | 17752 |
| Motto: | Doing whatever it takes for all students to succeed |
The Montgomery Area School District is a small, rural, public school district in Lycoming County. The school is centered on the borough of Montgomery and also serves: Clinton Township, Brady Township, and Washington Township. The district encompasses approximately 87sqmi. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 7,749. By 2010, the district's population declined to 7,429 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $14,133, while the median family income was $42,027.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] The educational attainment levels for the population (25 years old and over) were 81.9% high school graduates and 10.9% college graduates.[5]
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 58.3% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[6] In Lycoming County, the median household income was $45,430.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8] In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[9]
Montgomery Area School District operates 3 public schools: Montgomery Area High School, Montgomery Middle School and Montgomery Elementary School. The BLaST Intermediate Unit IU17 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. The district does not participate in a career and technical school in the region. Elimsport Elementary School was closed at the end of the 2011 school year due to low enrollment and district budget constraints.[10]
The Montgomery Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. Several sports are offered in cooperation with the Muncy School District.
The district funds:
According to PIAA directory July 2015 [11]