Towanda Area School District
Location
Towanda
, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 18848
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoEach Child By Name Achieving Proficiency in Reading and Math
Students and staff
District mascotBlack Knight
ColorsBlack and orange
Other information
Websitewww.tsd.k12.pa.us

The Towanda Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in central Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It covers the Boroughs of Towanda and Monroe and Franklin Township, Monroe Township, Towanda Township, North Towanda Township, Wysox Township, Asylum Township and Standing Stone Township. Towanda Area School District encompasses approximately 163 square miles (420 km2). According to 2019 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 10,819.[1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $17,634, while the median family income was $41,286.[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 district operates Towanda Junior/Senior High School (7th-12th), J. Andrew Morrow Elementary School (K-2nd) and Towanda Elementary School (3rd-6th). In the junior and senior year, Towanda Area students may enroll in a vocational-technical course at the Northern Tier Career Center.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports

Sports

The district offered the following in 2012:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball, boys and girls
  • Cross country, boys and girls
  • Football
  • Golf, boys and girls
  • Soccer, boys and girls
  • Softball, girls
  • Swimming and diving, boys and girls
  • Tennis, boys and girls
  • Track and field, boys and girls
  • Wrestling, boys
  • Volleyball, girls

In June 2010, the school district's fifth- and sixth-grade basketball program was transferred to the YMCA of Bradford County. Additionally, the board eliminated paying for meals for students on trips to participate in athletic competitions and eliminated school district funding to send students to national competitions.

References

  1. ↑ "ACS School District Profile 2015-19". 2022-05-26. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  2. ↑ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  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).
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