The Coudersport Area School District is a small rural, public
school district which covers the Borough of
Coudersport
Coudersport is a borough in and the county seat of Potter County, Pennsylvania. It is located approximately east by south of Erie on the Allegheny River. The population was 2,371 at the 2020 census.
History
The Coudersport and Port Allegany Ra ...
, the southern and western portions of
Allegany Township, and all of
Eulalia Township,
Hebron Township,
Homer Township,
Summit Township and
Sweden Township in
Potter County, Pennsylvania. Coudersport Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000
US Census Bureau data, the district served a resident population of 5,892. By 2010, the district's population declined to 5,692 people. The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 90.9% high school graduates and 23.9% college graduates. The district is one of the 500
public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of seven operating in Potter County.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 41.9% 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. In 2009, Coudersport Area School District residents' per capita income was $20,176 while, their median family income was $47,180. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Potter County, the median household income was $39,198. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
Coudersport Area School District operates two schools: Coudersport Junior Senior High School (7th-12th) and Coudersport Elementary School (K-6th). High school students may choose to attend
Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Seneca Highlands
Intermediate Unit IU9 provides Coudersport Area School District with a wide variety of services including specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services as well as professional development for staff and faculty.
Extracurriculars
Coudersport Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.
Sports
The Coudersport Area School District funds:
;Varsity:
;Boys:
*
Baseball - A
*
Basketball - A
*
Cross Country - A
*
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
- A
*
Golf - AA
*
Soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
- A
*
Track and Field - AA
*
Wrestling - AA
;Girls:
* Basketball - A
* Cross Country - A
* Golf - AA
*
Softball - A
* Track and Field - AA
*
Volleyball - A
;Junior High Middle School Sports:
;Boys:
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Football
* Track and Field
* Wrestling
;Girls:
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Track and Field
* Volleyball
According to PIAA directory July 2014
References
External links
Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9
{{Potter County, Pennsylvania School Districts
School districts in Potter County, Pennsylvania