Blacklick Valley School District

The Blacklick Valley School District is a diminutive, rural pupil school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the communities of: Nanty-Glo and Vintondale and Blacklick Township. The district encompasses approximately 34 square miles (88 km2). According to 2010 federal census data, the district's population declined to 5,161 people.[1] Per the 2000 federal census data, Blacklick Valley School District served a resident population of 5,782.[2] The educational attainment levels for the Blacklick Valley School District population (25 years old and over) were 85.6% high school graduates and 12.8% college graduates.[3] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

Blacklick Valley School District
Address
555 Birch Street
Nanty-Glo
, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 15943
United States
District information
TypePublic
Established1967
Students and staff
District mascotVikings
ColorsBlack & Gray
Other information
Websitehttp://www.bvsd.k12.pa.us/

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 55.8% of the 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.[4] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $13,979, while the median family income was $36,199.[5] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[6] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[7] In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,547.[8] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9]

History

The school district was established in 1967, merging the Blacklick Township and Vintondale School Districts.

Schools
  • Blacklick Valley Jr.-Sr. High
    555 Birch Street
    Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania 15943
  • Blacklick Valley Elementary Center
    1000 Railroad Street
    Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania 15943

High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Vocational-Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 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.

Extracurriculars

Blacklick Valley School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[10]

Sports

The school district provides:

Varsity
Junior High Middle School Sports

According to PIAA directory June 2015[11]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. US Census Bureau, Cambria County Quick Facts, 2000
  3. proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  4. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  5. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  6. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  7. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  8. US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  9. Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  10. Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013). "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities". Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  11. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".
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