Montgomery Area School District

The Montgomery Area School District is a small, rural, public school district in Lycoming County. The school is centered on the borough of Montgomery and also serves: Clinton Township, Brady Township, and Washington Township. The district encompasses approximately 87 square miles (230 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 7,749. By 2010, the district's population declined to 7,429 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $14,133, while the median family income was $42,027.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] The educational attainment levels for the population (25 years old and over) were 81.9% high school graduates and 10.9% college graduates.[5]

Montgomery Area School District
Address
120 Penn Street
Montgomery
, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 17752
United States
MottoDoing whatever it takes for all students to succeed
Other information
Websitewww.montasd.org

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 58.3% 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.[6] In Lycoming County, the median household income was $45,430.[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]

Montgomery Area School District operates 3 public schools: Montgomery Area High School, Montgomery Middle School and Montgomery Elementary School. The BLaST Intermediate Unit IU17 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. The district does not participate in a career and technical school in the region. Elimsport Elementary School was closed at the end of the 2011 school year due to low enrollment and district budget constraints.[10]

Extracurriculars

The Montgomery Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. Several sports are offered in cooperation with the Muncy School District.

Sports

The district funds:

Junior high school sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015 [11]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts, 2010
  4. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  6. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  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. Donlin, Patrick., Elementary school to close, The Sun Gazette, April 20, 2011
  11. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2015
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