The Bentworth School District is a small, rural public school district located in southwestern
Pennsylvania
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. Bentworth School District encompasses approximately . It covers the boroughs of
Bentleyville,
Cokeburg, and
Ellsworth as well as
North Bethlehem Township and
Somerset Township in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its county seat is Washington.
Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county i ...
. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 8,837. By 2010, Bentworth School District's population declined to 8,555 people. In 2009, the residents' per capita income was $19,204, while the District's
median family income
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was $43,148 a year. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
Schools
The school system's name is a combination of the former public schools operated in Bentleyville (Bears) and Ellsworth (Tigers). The school's mascot, the Bearcat, is also a combination of those belonging to former schools.
Historic schools
*Bentleyville Elementary School (Washington Street School, Bentleyville High School)
*Somerset Elementary School
*Scenery Hill School (presently North Bethlehem Twp. Community Center)
*Nicholl School
*Ellsworth Schools
Current schools
The system currently operates three schools:
* Bentworth Elementary Center serves students K-4th grade with a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.
* Bentworth Middle School serves students 5th–8th grade with a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.
* Bentworth High School
The elementary and high schools are located in
Bentleyville Borough while the middle school is located nearby in
Somerset Township. Additionally, the District maintains an athletic field in Ellsworth.
Extracurriculars
Bentworth School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic athletics
Sports
The Bentworth School District funds:
;Boys:
*
Baseball
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– AA
*
Basketball
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- AA
*
Football
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– AA
*
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
– AA
*Soccer – A
*
Track and Field
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– AA
*
Wrestling
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– AA
;Girls:
*Basketball – AA
*Soccer (Fall) – A
*
Softball
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– AA
*Track and Field – AA
*
Volleyball
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– A
;Middle School Sports:
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Football
*Soccer
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Softball
*Volleyball
According to PIAA directory July 2013
Notable alumni
Bentworth High School
*
Justine Ezarik
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(2002), Internet Personality, known for her YouTube channel, IJustine.
Bentleyville High School
*
Val Jansante
Valerio Richard Jansante (September 27, 1920 – October 1, 2008) was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.
Career High school
Born in La Belle, ...
, footballer, Pittsburgh Steeler (1946–51)
*
Barry Stout (1960); Pennsylvania state senator
Ellsworth High School
*
Donald P. Bellisario
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(1953); screenwriter and producer
References
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Bentworth School District
Education in Pittsburgh area
School districts in Washington County, Pennsylvania