The Plum Borough School District is a midsized, suburban public

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serving the

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suburb of

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. Plum Borough School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 26,940. By 2010, the district's population rose to 27,131 people. In 2009, the district residents'

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was $20,863, while the

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was $52,807. 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. Plum Borough School District operates five schools, including, Plum Senior High School (9th–12th), Plum Middle School (7th–8th), Holiday Park Intermediate School (5th-6th), and two elementary schools serving grades (K-4th): O'Block Elementary School and George Pivik Elementary School. The Plum Borough School District is bordered by seven other school districts:

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, Riverview School District, and

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(across the Allegheny River). The district is also bordered by three school districts in neighboring Westmoreland County:

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and New Kensington-Arnold School District.

Extracurriculars

The students have access to a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Plum Borough School District's football classification is "AAAA" (Quad-A), which is the largest of the football classifications A, AA, AAA and AAAA. The district operates a chapter of the National Honor Society.

Athletics

The district is part of the WPIAL sports organization. *Cheerleading *Cross Country (CoEd) *Football (7-12) *Soccer (Boys and Girls) *Tennis *Volleyball *Basketball Varsity (Boys and Girls) and 9th grade teams *Rifle (CoEd) *Swimming and Diving (Boys and Girls) *Wrestling *Volleyball varsity and 9th grade teams *Baseball varsity and 9th grade teams *Softball *Tennis *Track and Field (Boys and Girls) Club sports: Indoor track, Ice Hockey, Bowling and Crew

References

External links

* {{Authority control School districts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Education in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area School districts established in 1940