Brookville Area School District

The Brookville Area School District is a small, rural public school district which encompasses approximately 262 square miles (680 km2). The District serves the Boroughs of Brookville and Summerville and Barnett Township, Beaver Township, Clover Township, Eldred Township, Heath Township, Knox Township, Pine Creek Township, Rose Township and Warsaw Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,485. In 2009, Brookville Area School District residents’ per capita income was $16,945, while the median family income was $38,465.[1] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $38,438 [2] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[3]

Brookville Area School District
Address
104 Jenks Street
Brookville
, Pennsylvania, 15825
United States
Students and staff
District mascotRaiders
ColorsNavy Blue and White
Other information
Websitehttp://www.basd.us/

The Brookville Area School District operates Brookville Area Jr./Sr. High School (7th-12th), Hickory Grove Elementary School (3rd-6th), Pinecreek Elementary School (1st-2nd), and Northside Elementary School (K).

The district is part of the Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 region. The intermediate unit provides support services and therapy to special education students. It also provides training to school personnel. The district is governed by a locally elected, nine member school board who serve a four-year term, the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Extracurriculars

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

Sports

The District funds:

Junior High School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2012[4]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  2. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  4. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2012). "PIAA School Directory".
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