Montgomery Area School District
Address
120 Penn Street
Montgomery
, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 17752
United States
MottoDoing whatever it takes for all students to succeed
Other information
Websitewww.montasd.org

The Montgomery Area School District is a small, rural, public school district in Lycoming County. The school is centered on the borough of Montgomery and also serves: Clinton Township, Brady Township, and Washington Township. The district encompasses approximately 87 square miles (230 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 7,749. By 2010, the district's population declined to 7,429 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $14,133, while the median family income was $42,027.[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 population (25 years old and over) were 81.9% high school graduates and 10.9% college graduates.[5]

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 58.3% 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.[6] In Lycoming County, the median household income was $45,430.[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]

Montgomery Area School District operates 3 public schools: Montgomery Area High School, Montgomery Middle School and Montgomery Elementary School. The BLaST Intermediate Unit IU17 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. The district does not participate in a career and technical school in the region. Elimsport Elementary School was closed at the end of the 2011 school year due to low enrollment and district budget constraints.[10]

Extracurriculars

The Montgomery Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. Several sports are offered in cooperation with the Muncy School District.

Sports

The district funds:

Junior high school sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015 [11]

References

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. ↑ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts, 2010
  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. ↑ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  7. ↑ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  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. ↑ Donlin, Patrick., Elementary school to close, The Sun Gazette, April 20, 2011
  11. ↑ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2015
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