The Towanda Area School District is a small, rural public
school district
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North America United States
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located in central
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Bradford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,967. Its county seat is Towanda. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from parts o ...
. It covers the Boroughs of
Towanda and
Monroe and
Franklin Township,
Monroe Township,
Towanda Township,
North Towanda Township,
Wysox Township,
Asylum Township
Asylum Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 999 at the 2020 census. The town contains the historic site of French Azilum.
Geography
Asylum Township is ...
and
Standing Stone Township. Towanda Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2019 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 10,819. In 2009, the district residents’
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
was $17,634, while the
median family income
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was $41,286. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
The district operates Towanda Junior/Senior High School (7th-12th), J. Andrew Morrow Elementary School (K-2nd) and Towanda Elementary School (3rd-6th). In the junior and senior year, Towanda Area students may enroll in a vocational-technical course at the Northern Tier Career Center.
Extracurriculars
The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports
Sports
The district offered the following in 2012:
*Baseball
*Basketball, boys and girls
*Cross country, boys and girls
*Football
*Golf, boys and girls
*Soccer, boys and girls
*Softball, girls
*Swimming and diving, boys and girls
*Tennis, boys and girls
*Track and field, boys and girls
*Wrestling, boys
*Volleyball, girls
In June 2010, the school district's fifth- and sixth-grade basketball program was transferred to the YMCA of Bradford County. Additionally, the board eliminated paying for meals for students on trips to participate in athletic competitions and eliminated school district funding to send students to national competitions.
References
{{Bradford County, Pennsylvania School Districts
School districts in Bradford County, Pennsylvania