Blacklick Valley School District Explained

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 34sqmi. 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

The school district was established in 1967, merging the Blacklick Township and Vintondale School Districts.

Schools

• 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

Blacklick Valley School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.^[10]

Sports

The school district provides:

Varsity:

Boys:

• Football - Class A
• Basketball - Class A
• Baseball - Class A
• Track and Field - Class AA

Girls:

• Basketball - Class A
• Softball - Class A
• Track and Field - Class AA

Junior High Middle School Sports:

Boys:

• Basketball
• Football

Girls:

• Basketball

According to PIAA directory June 2015^[11]

External links

• Blacklick Valley School District
• Penna. Interscholastic Athletic Assn.

Notes and References

1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
2. US Census Bureau, Cambria County Quick Facts, 2000
3. Web site: School District Comparative Analysis Profiles . proximityone . 2014.
4. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
5. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
6. Web site: American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts . US Census Bureau . 2010 . 2015-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html . 2014-10-06 . dead .
7. Web site: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010 . US Census Bureau . September 2011.
8. Web site: Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County . US Census Bureau . 2014.
9. Web site: America's most popular six-figure jobs . Michael Sauter . Alexander E.M. Hess . amp . USA Today . August 31, 2013.
10. Web site: Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities . Pennsylvania Department of Education . 2013 . 2015-06-19 . 2015-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150320055517/http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_services_office/9153/disclosure_of_interscholastic_athletic_opportunities/1419362 . dead .
11. Web site: PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association . 2015.