Glendale School District
Map of Cambria County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts
Address
1466 Beaver Valley Road
Flinton
, Clearfield County and Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 16640
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
ColorsBlue and gold
Other information
WebsiteGlendale School District
Glendale School District region in Clearfield County

The Glendale School District is a rural, public school district in Flinton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania and Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It serves Irvona Borough, Coalport Borough, and Beccaria Township in Clearfield County, and Reade Township and White Township in Cambria County. Glendale School District encompasses approximately 60 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 5,582. Per 2010 US Census Bureau data, the resident population declined to 5,407 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 86.3% high school graduates and 6.9% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 50.5% of Glendale School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $12,955, while the median family income was $32,764.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] In Clearfield County, the median household income was $37,130.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8]

Glendale School District operates two schools: Glendale Junior/Senior High School and Glendale Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Central Intermediate Unit IU10 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students and hearing; background checks for employees; state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training; speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

Glendale School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports.[9]

Clubs and activities

  • Marching Band
  • Jazz Band
  • Academic Decathlon
  • National Honor Society
  • America's Pride
  • Drama Club
  • SADD
  • Aevidum
  • Science Club
  • Student Council
  • Tri-M
  • Viking Voyager
  • Varsity Club
  • Yearbook
  • Chorus

Athletics

Varsity
Junior high school sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015[10]

References

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. ↑ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. ↑ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. ↑ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  8. ↑ Michael Sauter; Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. ↑ "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities". Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2013.
  10. ↑ "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2015.
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