Greater Nanticoke Area School District
Location of Greater Nanticoke Area School District in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Address
427 Kosciuszko Street
Nanticoke
, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 18634
United States
District information
TypePublic
Other information
Websitegnasd.com

The Greater Nanticoke Area School District is a midsized, public school district in Luzerne County. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The District serves Nanticoke, Plymouth and the surrounding Newport and Conyngham townships. Greater Nanticoke Area School District encompasses approximately 52 square miles (130 km2).

As of the 2000 census, the school district served a resident population of 19,443. By 2010, the district's population declined to 19,097 people.[1] In 2009, the per capita income was $16,077 while the median family income was $37,672.[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 Greater Nanticoke Area School District operates three schools: a high school (grades 9-12), Educational Center (grades 6-8), Elementary Center (grades 3-5), and Kennedy early learning center (grades prek-2). It used to operate Lincoln Elementary and K.M.Smith Elementary, but they closed.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a minimal amount of clubs and sports. In 2010, the Greater Nanticoke Area varsity softball team won the state championship.[5] A notable news source for the Greater Nanticoke Area High School is the student newspaper called "The GNA Insider".[6]

References

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. ↑ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "2008 Trojanette Softball". June 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ Student Writers (December 14, 2017). "The GNA Insider".
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