Penns Valley Area School District

The Penns Valley Area School District is a small rural, public school district serving the south-eastern portions of Centre County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the boroughs of Centre Hall and Millheim, Pennsylvania, as well as the townships of Potter, Gregg, Penn, Miles, and Haines. It encompasses an area of 254.4 square miles (659 km2). The school district had a population of 11,380, according to the 2000 federal census. By 2010, the district's population grew to 12,830 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Penns Valley Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87% high school graduates and 21.5% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

Penns Valley Area School District
Address
4528 Penns Valley Road
Spring Mills
, Centre County, Pennsylvania, 16875-9403
United States
Other information
Websitehttp://pennsvalley.org/

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 30.4% 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, the district residents’ per capita income was $18,328, while the median family income was $44,458.[4] In Centre County, the median household income was $50,333.[5] In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 [6] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[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]

Special education, criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty are provided by district employees and the Central Intermediate Unit CIU10. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields were provided by the district and the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, which is located in Pleasant Gap.

Schools
  • Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School
    211 N. Hoffer Av.
    Centre Hall, Pennsylvania 16828
  • Miles Township Elementary School
    80 Town Lane Rd.
    Rebersburg, Pennsylvania 16872
  • Penns Valley Elementary School
    4528 Penns Valley Rd.
    Spring Mills, Pennsylvania 16875
  • Penns Valley Intermediate School
    4528 Penns Valley Rd.
    Spring Mills, Pennsylvania 16875
  • Penns Valley Area High School
    4545 Penns Valley Rd.
    Spring Mills, Pennsylvania 16875

Extracurriculars

Penns Valley Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.[10][11][12]

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity
Junior High Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015[13]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  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 (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  6. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  7. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  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. Penns Valley School Board (August 17, 2011). "Policy 122 Extracurricular Activities". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  11. Penns Valley School Board (October 19, 2005). "Policy 123 Interscholastic Athletics". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  12. Penns Valley School Board (October 19, 2005). "Policy 123.1 Student Health and Welfare - Interscholastic Sports". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  13. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".
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