The Upper Adams School District is a small, rural
public school district serving parts of
Adams County, Pennsylvania, including the boroughs of
Bendersville,
Biglerville,
Arendtsville. It also serves the residents of
Tyrone Township,
Butler Township, and
Menallen Township. Upper Adams School District encompasses approximately . By 2010, the district's population rose to 10,836 people. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 9,693. In 2009, the district residents'
per capita income was $17,278, while the
median family income
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was $44,835. 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.
Upper Adams School District operates: Biglerville
Elementary School
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
(Kâ3), Upper Adams Intermediate School (4â6), Upper Adams
Middle School (7â8), and
Biglerville High School
Biglerville High School is a small public high school located in the borough of Biglerville, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Upper Adams School District. The high school serves the boroughs of Biglerville, Bendersville, Pennsylvania, Bendersville ...
(9â12). High school students may choose to attend Cumberland Perry Vocational Technical School for vocational training. The Lincoln
Intermediate Unit IU12 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 offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.
The district funds:
;Varsity:
;Boys:
*
Baseball - AA
*
Basketball- AA
*
Cross country - A
*
Football
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- AA
*
Soccer
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- A
*
Tennis - AA
*
Track and field - AA
*
Wrestling - AA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AA
*Cross country - AA
*
Field hockey - AA
*Soccer (fall) - AA
*
Softball - AA
*Girls' tennis - AA
*Track and field - AA
;Middle school sports:
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Football
*Soccer
*Track and field
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Field hockey
*Soccer (fall)
*Track and field
According to PIAA directory July 2013
References
{{Adams County, Pennsylvania School Districts
Education in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
School districts in Adams County, Pennsylvania