The Northern Potter School District is a rural
public school
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* Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...
district located in northeastern
Potter County, Pennsylvania. It serves the municipalities of
Ulysses
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* Ulysses (given name), including a list of people with this name
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,
Ulysses Township,
Genesee Township,
Bingham Township, and
Harrison Township. Portions of
Allegany Township and
Hector Township are also within its boundaries. Northern Potter School District encompasses approximately . According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 4,113, making it a district of the fourth class. The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 84% high school graduates and 8.2% college graduates. The district is one of the 500
public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 51.3% 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, the Northern Potter School District residents’
per capita income was $14,003, while the
median family income
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was $35,333. In Potter County, the median household income was $39,139. 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.
Northern Potter School District operates two schools: Northern Potter Children's School (preschool-6th grade) and
Northern Potter Junior Senior High School
Northern Potter Junior Senior High School is a diminutive, rural, public junior senior high school located in Ulysses, Potter County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Northern Potter School District. The School serves the ...
(7th-12th). High school students may choose to attend a half-day vocational training program at
Seneca Highlands Area Career and Technical Center
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, which is located in
Port Allegany
Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census.
The town's tree-lined streets lie in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, 30 miles west of the Allegheny River's headwat ...
,
McKean County
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, Pennsylvania. The Seneca HIghlands
Intermediate Unit IU9 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
Extracurriculars
The Northern Potter School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.
Sports
Northern Potter School District is in PIAA District 9. The District funds:
;Boys:
*
Baseball - A
*
Basketball- A
*
Cross Country - A
*
Soccer
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- A
*
Track and Field - AA
;Girls:
*Basketball - A
*Cross Country - A
*
Softball - A
*Track and Field - AA
*
Volleyball - A
;Junior High School Sports
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Soccer
*Track and Field
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Track and Field
*Volleyball
According to PIAA directory July 2015
References
External links
Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
{{Potter County, Pennsylvania School Districts
School districts in Potter County, Pennsylvania