Cameron County School District

The Cameron County School District is a small, rural, public school district, which covers the whole of Cameron County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 401 square miles (1,040 km2). Per the 2010 US Census Bureau, Cameron County School District's population declined to 5,080 people.[1] According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 5,974. The educational attainment levels for the Cameron County School District population (25 years old and over) were 86.2% high school graduates and 13.9% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

Cameron County School District
Map of Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Address
601 Woodland Avenue
Emporium
, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, 15834-1043
United States
District information
TypePublic
Other information
Websitehttp://www.cameroncountyschools.org/

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 52.9% 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.[3] In 2009, Cameron County School District residents’ per capita income was $15,968, while the median family income was $39,479.[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][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]

Cameron County School District operates two schools: Cameron County High School (7th-12th) and Woodland Elementary School (K-6th). High school students may choose to attend Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center for training in the trades. The Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit IU9 provides Cameron County School 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

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The district funds:

Junior High School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2012 [10]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census by district or LEA, 2013
  2. proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  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 2013-03-01.
  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". The Washington Post.
  10. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2012). "PIAA School Directory".
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