Tunkhannock Area School District is a midsized rural/suburban public school district serving most of
Wyoming County in northeast
Pennsylvania in the United States. Tunkhannock Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2010 federal census data, Tunkhannock Area School District served a resident population of 28,276. By 2010, the district's population declined sharply to 19,032 people. In 2009, the district residents’
per capita income was $18,112, 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 $44,626. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
Tunkhannock Area School District operates six schools - Roslund Elementary in
Tunkhannock Tunkhannock may refer to the following places in Pennsylvania:
* Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, a borough in Wyoming County
* Tunkhannock Creek (Susquehanna River)
*Tunkhannock Creek (Tobyhanna Creek) Tunkhannock Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. Natio ...
, Mehoopany Elementary in
Mehoopany Township, Mill City Elementary in
Dalton, PA
Dalton is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located approximately eight miles north of the city of Scranton in a suburban area known as “the Abingtons." Dalton is also approximately ...
, Evans Falls Elementary in
Monroe Township, the Tunkhannock Area Middle School in Tunkhannock, and the
Tunkhannock Area High School
Tunkhannock Area High School lies in the valley of the Endless Mountains. The school is located at 135 Tiger Street, Tunkhannock in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the sole high school operated by the Tunkhannock Area School Di ...
in Tunkhannock. The school mascot is the Tiger.
Extracurriculars
Tunkhannock Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.
Sports
The district funds:
;Boys:
*
Baseball - AAA
*
Basketball- AAA
*
Cross country - AA
*
Football
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- AAA
*
Golf - AAA
*
Lacrosse - AAAA
*
Soccer
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- AA
*
Swimming and
diving - AA
*
Tennis - AA
*
Track and Field - AAA
*
Volleyball - AA
*
Wrestling - AAA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAA
*Cross country - AA
*
Field hockey - AA
*Golf - AAA
*Lacrosse - AAAA
*Soccer (fall) - AA
*
Softball - AAA
*Swimming and diving - AA
*Girls' tennis - AA
*Track and field - AAA
*
Volleyball - AA
;Middle School Sports:
;Boys:
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Football
*Soccer
*Track and field
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Field hockey
*Soccer (fall)
*Softball
*Track and field
According to PIAA directory July 2013
See also
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Miller v. Skumanick
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Background
In October 2008, the principal of a Tunkhannock Area School District school confis ...
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References
External links
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* http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/pa/district_profile/497
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School districts in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania