Penns Valley Area School District Explained

Penns Valley Area School District
Streetaddress:4528 Penns Valley Road
City:Spring Mills
State:Pennsylvania
County:Centre County
Zipcode:16875-9403
Country:United States
Website:http://pennsvalley.org/

The Penns Valley Area School District is a small rural, public school district serving the south-eastern portions of Centre County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the boroughs of Centre Hall and Millheim, Pennsylvania, as well as the townships of Potter, Gregg, Penn, Miles, and Haines. It encompasses an area of 254.4sqmi. The school district had a population of 11,380, according to the 2000 federal census. By 2010, the district's population grew to 12,830 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Penns Valley Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87% high school graduates and 21.5% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 30.4% 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.[3] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $18,328, while the median family income was $44,458.[4] In Centre County, the median household income was $50,333.[5] In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 [6] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[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]

Special education, criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty are provided by district employees and the Central Intermediate Unit CIU10. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields were provided by the district and the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, which is located in Pleasant Gap.

Schools

Extracurriculars

Penns Valley Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.[10] [11] [12]

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity:
  • Boys:
    • Girls:
    Junior High Sports:
  • Boys:
    • Girls:

    According to PIAA directory July 2015[13]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational 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. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
    5. Web site: Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County . US Census Bureau . 2014.
    6. Web site: American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts . US Census Bureau . 2010 . 2013-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html . 2014-10-06 . dead .
    7. Web site: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010 . US Census Bureau . September 2011.
    8. Web site: America's most popular six-figure jobs . Michael Sauter . Alexander E.M. Hess . amp . USA Today . August 31, 2013.
    9. Web site: Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all . Jeff Guo . The Washington Post . September 15, 2015.
    10. Web site: Policy 122 Extracurricular Activities . Penns Valley School Board . August 17, 2011 . December 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073728/http://pennsvalley.org/documents.cfm?id=524&master=30286&located=1 . October 24, 2013 . dead .
    11. Web site: Policy 123 Interscholastic Athletics . Penns Valley School Board . October 19, 2005 . December 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073728/http://pennsvalley.org/documents.cfm?id=524&master=30286&located=1 . October 24, 2013 . dead .
    12. Web site: Policy 123.1 Student Health and Welfare - Interscholastic Sports . Penns Valley School Board . October 19, 2005 . December 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073728/http://pennsvalley.org/documents.cfm?id=524&master=30286&located=1 . October 24, 2013 . dead .
    13. Web site: PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association . 2015.

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