Map of Crawford County Pennsylvania School Districts

The Jamestown Area School District is a small, rural,

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district serving parts of

Mercer County, Pennsylvania Mercer County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 110,652. Its county seat is Mercer, and its largest city is Hermitage. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1803. Merce ...

and

Crawford County, Pennsylvania Crawford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,938. Its county seat is Meadville. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named for Colonel Wi ...

. It encompasses including the communities of Jamestown and Greene Township in Mercer County, and the municipalities of West Shenango Township and South Shenango Township in Crawford County.

History

The enrollment, in 2011 was 580 pupils. This enrollment is among the 10% lowest in districts within the Commonwealth. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 4,377. By 2010, the district's population declined to 4,245 people. In 2009, the Jamestown Area School District residents' per capita income was $16,562, while the

median family income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...

was $40,690. The Jamestown Area School District operates Jamestown Area Elementary School and Jamestown Area Junior Senior High School.

Extracurriculars

The Jamestown Area School District offers an extensive program including clubs, activities and a sports program.

Sports

The District funds: ;Boys: *

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

– A *

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

- A * Cross Country – A *

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 ...

– A *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

– AA ;Girls: *Basketball – A *Cross Country – A *

Gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

– AAAA *

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

– AA *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

– A ;Junior High School Sports: ;Boys: *Basketball *Cross Country *Wrestling ;Girls: *Basketball *Cross Country *Volleyball According to PIAA directory July 2013

References

{{Authority control School districts in Crawford County, Pennsylvania School districts in Mercer County, Pennsylvania