Pleasant Valley School District (Pennsylvania)

Pleasant Valley School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district in the west end of Monroe County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The district encompasses approximately 114 square miles (300 km2) including: Chestnuthill, Eldred, Polk, and Ross Townships, as well as communities in them, such as Brodheadsville. As of 2000, the school district served a resident population of 29,051.

For the district of the same name in Ventura County, see Pleasant Valley School District (California). For the district with a similar name in Scott County, Iowa, see Pleasant Valley Community School District.
Pleasant Valley School District
Pleasant Valley School District shown in orange
Address
One School Lane Rte. 115
Brodheadsville
, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, 18322
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12
Students and staff
District mascotBears
Other information
Websitehttp://www.pvbears.org/pvbears/site/default.asp

By 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the district's population increased to 33,891 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $19,853, while the median family income was $51,433.[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 school district population (25 years old and over) were 89.5% high school graduates and 17.9% college graduates.[5]

Schools

The district operates four schools.

  • Pleasant Valley Elementary School K-2
  • Pleasant Valley Intermediate School 3-5
  • Pleasant Valley Middle School 6-8
  • Pleasant Valley High School 9-12

High school students may choose to attend Monroe Career and Tech Institute for training. The Colonial Intermediate Unit IU20 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 Pleasant Valley School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity
Middle school sports

According to PIAA directory July 2013[6]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  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. "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2013.

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