Blacklick Valley School District
School district in Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Blacklick Valley School District is a diminutive, rural pupil school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the communities of: Nanty-Glo and Vintondale and Blacklick Township. The district encompasses approximately 34 square miles (88 km2). According to 2010 federal census data, the district's population declined to 5,161 people.[1] Per the 2000 federal census data, Blacklick Valley School District served a resident population of 5,782.[2] The educational attainment levels for the Blacklick Valley School District population (25 years old and over) were 85.6% high school graduates and 12.8% college graduates.[3] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
Blacklick Valley School District | |
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Address | |
555 Birch Street
Nanty-Glo , Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 15943United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1967 |
Students and staff | |
District mascot | Vikings |
Colors | Black & Gray |
Other information | |
Website | http://www.bvsd.k12.pa.us/ |
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 55.8% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[4] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $13,979, while the median family income was $36,199.[5] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[6] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[7] In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,547.[8] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9]