The Bald Eagle Area School District is a midsized, suburban/rural public

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located in

Centre County, Pennsylvania Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The lands ...

. The district serves the Boroughs of Howard, Milesburg, Port Matilda,

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and Unionville and Boggs Township, Burnside Township, Howard Township, Huston Township, Snow Shoe Township, Union Township and Worth Township in

. Bald Eagle Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,882. By 2010, the district's population increased to 13,218. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 39.8% of the Bald Eagle Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the

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as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 43 teachers in the Bald Eagle Area School District are homeless. In 2009, the district residents'

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was $16,785, while the median family income was $42,854. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Centre County, the median household income was $50,336. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the United States was $53,700. Bald Eagle Area School District operates a combined junior senior high school (6th – 12th), Bald Eagle Area Cyber Academy and 4 elementary schools: Howard Elementary School, Mountaintop Area Elementary School, Port Matilda Elementary School and Wingate Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The

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IU10 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic athletics.

Clubs

*Bookends *Drama Club *Yearbook – Aquila *FFA

Athletics

Boys: *

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– AA *

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- AA * Cross Country – AA * Football – AA *Indoor Track and Field – AAAA * Soccer – AA *

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- AA Girls: *Basketball – AA *Cheer – AAAA *Cross Country – A *Indoor Track and Field – AAAA *Soccer (Fall) – A *

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– AA *Track and Field – AA *

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– AA ;Junior High School Sports: Boys: *Basketball *Football *Soccer *Track and Field *Wrestling Girls: *Basketball *Cheer *Soccer (Fall) *Softball *Track and Field According to PIAA directory July 2013

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Bald Eagle Area School District

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School districts in Centre County, Pennsylvania