The Sto-Rox School District is a suburban, public
school district in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses the borough of
McKees Rocks along with
Stowe Township
Stowe Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census.
It is located in the Sto-Rox School District, which serves both Stowe Township and the neighboring borough of McKees Rock ...
. Sto-Rox School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 13,330 people. By 2010, the district's population declined to 12,468 people. In 2009, Sto-Rox School District residents'
per capita income was $15,833, 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 $33,343 a year. 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.
As of 2006, the school districts' official colors changed from
Kelly green and
white to
hunter green
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and white. The official mascot is the
viking.
Buildings
All elementary students of the Sto-Rox School District in grades K-3 attend Sto-Rox Primary Center in
Kennedy Township
Kennedy Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 10 miles west of Pittsburgh and 12 miles east of Pittsburgh International Airport. The population was ...
. The school was built in 1997 and has an east and west wing. All middle school students in grades 4-6 attend Sto-Rox Upper Elementary in Kennedy Township. The state-of-the-art modern building was constructed in 2002. Both schools have convenient access to a nature trail which is located in the woods behind the buildings.
All secondary students (grades 7-12) attend
Sto-Rox High School in Stowe Township. The building was built in 1926 as the Stowe Township High School, but became Sto-Rox High School in the 1967 when Stowe Township School District merged with the School District of the Borough of McKees Rocks, thus forming Sto-Rox.
Extracurriculars
Sto-Rox School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports.
Sports
The district funds:
;Boys:
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Basketball- AA
*
Baseball-AA
*
Football
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- A
;Girls:
*Basketball - AA
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Softball-AA
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Volleyball - A
References
External links
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School districts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Education in Pittsburgh area