The Sullivan County School District is a rural public school district which serves the whole of
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Sullivan County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,840, making it the second-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Laporte ...
. The district operates Sullivan County High School grades 7-12 and the Sullivan County Elementary School K-6. It encompasses approximately square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 6,556. By 2010, the district's population declined to 6,411 people. The educational attainment levels for the Sullivan County School District population (25 years old and over) were 86.9% high school graduates and 13% college graduates. The district is one of the 500
public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 31.5% 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 2009, the Sullivan County School District residents’
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $16,438, while the
median family income
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was $37,196. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Sullivan County, the median household income was $36,250. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
Sullivan County School District operates two schools: Sullivan County Elementary School and Sullivan County Junior Senior High School. Until 2011, the district also operated a second elementary school in Mildred, Pennsylvania. Turnpike Elementary School was closed in June 2011 due to declining enrollment. The former Turnpike Elementary School was a recipient of the 2007 NCLB - Blue Ribbon Schools Award.
Sullivan County Junior Senior High school students may choose to attend
Northern Tier Career Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The
BLaST Intermediate Unit
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IU17 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 district's students have access to a variety of clubs, activities and sports.
Sports
The district funds:
;Varsity:
;Boys:
*
Baseball
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- A
*
Basketball
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- A
*
Cross Country - A
*
Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
- AA
*
Soccer
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- A
*
Wrestling
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- AA
;Girls:
*Basketball - A
*Cross Country - A
*Golf - AA
*Soccer (Fall) - A
*
Softball
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- A
;Junior High School Sports:
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Soccer
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Softball (Fall)
According to PIAA directory July 2014
References
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School districts in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania