The Gettysburg Area School District is a mid-sized, rural, public
school district
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North America United States
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which serves students in a area of
Adams County,
Pennsylvania
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. The district includes:
Gettysburg Borough, as well as
Cumberland
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,
Freedom
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,
Highland
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,
Franklin
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and parts of
Mt. Joy and
Straban Townships. According to 2000 federal census data, Gettysburg Area School District served a resident population of 26,205 people. By 2010, the district's population increased to 27,614 people. The educational attainment levels for the Gettysburg Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87.4% high school graduates and 27.4% college graduates. The district is one of the 500
public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 42.3% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the
Federal Poverty Level
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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 130 students in Gettysburg Area School District were homeless. In 2009, the district residents'
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $18,982, while
median family income
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was $50,396 a year. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Adams County, the median household income was $59,492. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.
The district operates three
elementary schools
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Franklin Township Elementary School - K-5, James Gettys Elementary School - K-5, Lincoln Elementary School - K-5, one
middle school
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(grades 6–8) and
Gettysburg Area High School
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(grades 9–12.) Since 2010, the district has also offered a Virtual Academy program to pupils in grades 7th through 12th. There is no cost to the parent for the program; with: computer, software, books are all provided by the district. The pupils have access to all extracurricular programs in the district and can earn a Gettysburg Area School District diploma.
Lincoln
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#12 provides a wide variety of services to children living in its region which includes Gettysburg Area School District. Early screening, special educations services, speech and hearing therapy, Head Start preschool classes and many other services are available. Services for children during the preschool years are provided without cost to their families when the child is determined to meet eligibility requirements.
Schools
In June 2011, the school board voted to close Eisenhower Elementary School. The school had opened in the 1959–60 school year. Closing the school was projected to save $500,000. The building was leased to two public charter schools: Vida Charter School and Gettysburg Montessori Charter School beginning with the 2011–12 school year. The lease provides the district with over $150,000 in rent.
Extracurriculars
The Gettysburgh Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. The district funds:
Sports
;Varsity:
;Boys:
*
Baseball
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- AAA
*
Basketball
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- AAA
*
Cross Country - AA
*
Football
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- AAA
*
Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
- AAA
*
Soccer
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- AA
*
Swimming
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and
Diving
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* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
- AA
*
Tennis
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- AAA
*
Track and Field
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- AAA
*
Wrestling
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- AAA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAA
*Cheer - AAAA
*Cross Country - AAA
*
Field Hockey
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- AAA
*Golf - AAA
*Soccer (Fall) - AAA
*
Softball
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- AAA
*Swimming and Diving - AAA
*Girls' Tennis - AAA
*Track and Field - AAA
*
Volleyball
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- AAA
;Middle School Sports:
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Football
*Soccer
*Track and Field
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Field Hockey
*Softball (Fall)
*Track and Field
*Volleyball
According to PIAA directory July 2013
References
External links
District Website
{{Adams County, Pennsylvania School Districts
School districts in Adams County, Pennsylvania
School districts established in 1971