Bald Eagle Area School District

The Bald Eagle Area School District is a midsized, suburban/rural public school district located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the Boroughs of Howard, Milesburg, Port Matilda, Snow Shoe and Unionville and Boggs Township, Burnside Township, Howard Township, Huston Township, Snow Shoe Township, Union Township and Worth Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Bald Eagle Area School District encompasses approximately 345 square miles (890 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,882. By 2010, the district's population increased to 13,218.[1]

Bald Eagle Area School District
Address
751 South Eagle Valley Road
Wingate, Pennsylvania
, 16823
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
District mascotEagles
ColorsBlue and gold
Other information
WebsiteSchool: www.beasd.org Athletics: www.beaathletics.org

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 39.8% of the Bald Eagle Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[2] In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 43 teachers in the Bald Eagle Area School District are homeless.[3] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,785, while the median family income was $42,854.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] In Centre County, the median household income was $50,336.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8] In 2014, the median household income in the United States was $53,700.[9]

Bald Eagle Area School District operates a combined junior senior high school (6th – 12th), Bald Eagle Area Cyber Academy and 4 elementary schools: Howard Elementary School, Mountaintop Area Elementary School, Port Matilda Elementary School and Wingate Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend the Central PA Institute of Science & Technology for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Central Intermediate Unit IU10 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic athletics.

Clubs
  • Bookends
  • Drama Club
  • Yearbook – Aquila
  • FFA

Athletics
Junior High School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2013[10]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  3. Collin Deppen (January 2015). "How many children are homeless in your school district?" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  4. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  5. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  6. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  8. Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". Washington Post.
  10. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2013). "PIAA School Directory".
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