Wellsboro Area School District

Wellsboro Area School District
Address
227 Nichols Street
Wellsboro
, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 16901
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
Other information
Websitehttp://www.wellsborosd.k12.pa.us/
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

The Wellsboro Area School District is a small, rural/suburban public school district located in central Tioga County. Wellsboro Area School District encompasses approximately 330 square miles (850 km2). The district serves the borough of Wellsboro and also serves: Middlebury Township, Charleston Township, Delmar Township, Duncan Township, and Shippen Township. Pine Township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, which is not connected to the rest of the district, is also served. According to 2000 federal census data, the district served a resident population of 11,689. By 2010, the District's population rose slightly to 11,800 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Wellsboro Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 90.2% high school graduates and 24.3% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 31.8% of the District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, the District residents' per capita income was $17,091, while the median family income was $39,850.[4] In Tioga County, the median household income was $44,187.[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] 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]

Wellsboro Area School District operates four schools: Charlotte Lappla Elementary (K-1), Don Gill Elementary (2-4 grades), Rock Butler Middle (5-8 grades), and Wellsboro Area High School (9-12 grades). The District also offers Wellsboro Online Academy to pupils permitting k-12 students to opt for an online learning environment, rather than attending the traditional brick and mortar school buildings.[10]

Extracurriculars

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Wellsboro Area School District offers an extensive extracurricular program, including clubs, arts and interscholastic athletics program.

Sports

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The District funds:

Middle School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015 [11]

References

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  1. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. ^ American fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
  5. ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  6. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  7. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  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. ^ Wellsboro Area School Administration (2015). "WASD Online Academy".
  11. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".
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