Northern Potter School District

The Northern Potter School District is a rural public school district located in northeastern Potter County, Pennsylvania. It serves the municipalities of Ulysses, Ulysses Township, Genesee Township, Bingham Township, and Harrison Township. Portions of Allegany Township and Hector Township are also within its boundaries. Northern Potter School District encompasses approximately 231 square miles (600 km2). According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 4,113,[1] making it a district of the fourth class.[2] The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 84% high school graduates and 8.2% college graduates.[3] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

Northern Potter School District
Address
745 SR 49 Northern Potter Road
Ulysses
, Potter County, Pennsylvania, 16948-9570
United States
District information
GradesPreschool (4year olds) -12th
Other information
Websitenorthernpottersd.org

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 51.3% 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.[4] In 2009, the Northern Potter School District residents’ per capita income was $14,003, while the median family income was $35,333.[5] In Potter County, the median household income was $39,139.[6] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[7] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[8] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9]

Northern Potter School District operates two schools: Northern Potter Children's School (preschool-6th grade) and Northern Potter Junior Senior High School (7th-12th). High school students may choose to attend a half-day vocational training program at Seneca Highlands Area Career and Technical Center, which is located in Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania. The Seneca HIghlands Intermediate Unit IU9 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

The Northern Potter School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

Northern Potter School District is in PIAA District 9. The District funds:

Junior High School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015 [10]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. PDE, Public School Code of 1949," Section 202, 2015
  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 (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  7. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  8. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  9. Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  10. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".
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