Blacklick Valley School District
| Blacklick Valley School District | |
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| Address | |
555 Birch Street Nanty-Glo , Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 15943United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967 |
| Students and staff | |
| District mascot | Vikings |
| Colors | Black & Gray |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.bvsd.k12.pa.us/ |
The Blacklick Valley School District is a diminutive, rural pupil school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the communities of: Nanty-Glo and Vintondale and Blacklick Township. The district encompasses approximately 34 square miles (88 km2). According to 2010 federal census data, the district's population declined to 5,161 people.[1] Per the 2000 federal census data, Blacklick Valley School District served a resident population of 5,782.[2] The educational attainment levels for the Blacklick Valley School District population (25 years old and over) were 85.6% high school graduates and 12.8% college graduates.[3] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 55.8% 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 district residents’ per capita income was $13,979, while the median family income was $36,199.[5] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[6] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[7] In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,547.[8] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9]
History
[edit]The school district was established in 1967, merging the Blacklick Township and Vintondale School Districts.
Schools
[edit]- Blacklick Valley Jr.-Sr. High
555 Birch Street
Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania 15943 - Blacklick Valley Elementary Center
1000 Railroad Street
Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania 15943
High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Vocational-Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 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
[edit]Blacklick Valley School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[10]
Sports
[edit]The school district provides:
- Varsity
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- Junior High Middle School Sports
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According to PIAA directory June 2015[11]
References
[edit]- ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau, Cambria County Quick Facts, 2000
- ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
- ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
- ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
- ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
- ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013). "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities". Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".
