The Northern Tioga School District (NTSD) is a rural public school district operating in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, US. The district serves an extensive rural region, spanning across the northern section of Tioga County. Northern Tioga School District is a third class school district having less than 30,000 residents and is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Municipalities served include: Tioga, Tioga Township, Jackson Township, Lawrenceville, Lawrence Township, Farmington Township, Elkland, Osceola Township, Knoxville, Chatham Township, Deerfield Township, Brookfield, Westfield, and Clymer Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 14,670. By 2010, the district's population declined to 14,523 people.US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011 The educational attainment levels for the Northern Tioga School District population (25 years old and over) were 85.6% high school graduates and 11.7% college graduates.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 44.6% 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.Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012 In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $14,920, while the median family income was $35,792.US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009 In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Tioga County, the median household income was $40.338.
Schools
Secondary (Grades 7-12)
Cowanesque Valley Junior-Senior High School Williamson Senior High School
Elkland Area High School was closed in 2011 due to low enrollment. High school students do not have access to a vocational training school.
Primary (Grades K-6)
Clark Wood Elementary School R.B. Walter Elementary School Westfield Area Elementary School
Extracurriculars The Northern Tioga School District offers an extensive program of after school clubs, arts programs and an interscholastic athletics program. Williamson High School sports The district funds:
Boys Baseball – A Basketball- A Soccer – A Track and Field – AA Wrestling – AA
Girls Basketball – AA Cheerleading – AAAA Soccer (Fall) – A Softball – A Track and Field – AA Volleyball – A
Junior High School Sports
Boys Basketball Soccer Track and Field Wrestling
Girls Basketball Soccer (Fall) Track and Field Volleyball
According to PIAA directory July 2015
Cowanesque Valley Junior Senior High School sports
Boys Baseball – A Basketball – A Cross Country – AA Football – A Golf – AA Tennis – AA Track and Field – AA
Girls Basketball – A Cross Country – AA Golf – AA Softball – A Girls' Tennis – AA Track and Field Volleyball – A
Junior High School Sports
Boys Basketball Cross Country Football Track and Field
Girls Basketball Cross Country Track and Field Volleyball
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