Warrior Run School District is a small, rural, public
school district that covers . It spans townships in three different counties:
Gregg Township in
Union County,
Delaware Township and
Lewis Township in
Northumberland County, and
Anthony Township and
Limestone Township in
Montour County
Montour County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,136. Its county seat is Danville. The county is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent Mét ...
in central
Pennsylvania, US. It also serves the residents of the boroughs of
Turbotville
Turbotville Borough is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 705 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Turbotville is located at (41.102454, –76.771188). According to the United States Census Bureau, th ...
,
McEwensville and
Watsontown. In 2010, the
US Census Bureau reported the District's population increased to 17,278 people. According to 2000 federal census data, Warrior Run School District served a resident population of 16,542. The educational attainment levels for the Warrior Run School District population (25 years old and over) were 81.8% high school graduates and 11.2% college graduates. The District is one of the 500
public school districts of Pennsylvania. It is one of nine public school districts in Pennsylvania that cross three or more county lines.
According to the
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 48.6% of the District's pupils lived at or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the residents' per capita income was $15,727, 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 $43,010. In Northumberland County, the median household income was $38,387. 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.
For the 2011–12 school year, the District had 1,664 pupils. It employed: 140 teachers, over 100 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. The District received $9,282,738 in state funding in the 2011–12 school year. According to District officials, in school year 2009–2010, Warrior Run School District provided basic educational services to 1,672 pupils. The District employed: 141 teachers, 102 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. WRSD received more than $8.7 million in state funding in school year 2009–2010. Per district officials, in school year 2005–06, the Warrior Run School District provided basic educational services to 1,802 pupils through the employment of 144 teachers, 111 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 14 administrators.
Warrior Run School District operates Turbotville Elementary School, Warrior Run Middle School, and
Warrior Run High School. The school district was formed from the combination of the former Turbotville-Lewis Township School District and Watsontown School District. High school students may choose to attend
Lycoming Career and Technology Center for training in the building trades. The
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 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 Warrior Run School District offers a variety of extracurriculars, including clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.
Sports
The District funds:
;Boys:
*
Baseball - Varsity and JV teams AAA
*
Basketball- AAA
*
Cross Country - Class AA
*
Football
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- Varsity and JV teams AA
*
Golf - AA
*
Soccer
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- AA
*
Track and Field - AA
*
Wrestling - AA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAA
*Cross Country - A
*
Field Hockey - A
*Golf - AA
*Soccer (Fall) - A
*
Softball - Varsity and JV teams AAA
*Track and Field - AA
;Middle School Sports:
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Football
*Soccer
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Field Hockey
*Soccer
*According to PIAA directory July 2012 Updated per 2017 Directory
References
{{Union County, Pennsylvania School Districts
School districts in Union County, Pennsylvania
School districts in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
School districts in Montour County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Valley