Clearfield Area School District

Clearfield Area School District
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania public school districts
Address
438 River Street, P.O. Box 710
Clearfield
, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, 16830
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
District mascotBison
ColorsRed and black
Other information
Websiteclearfield.org

The Clearfield Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. It is located within the central and northern portion of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Clearfield Area School District encompasses approximately 345 square miles (890 km2). The Clearfield Area School District serves the Borough of Clearfield and Bradford Township, Covington Township, Girard Township, Goshen Township, Knox Township, Lawrence Township and Pine Township. According to 2000 federal census data, Clearfield Area School District served a resident population of 20,215 people. By 2010, the district's population declined to 19,115 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,245 a year, while the median family income was $37,134.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 85.5% high school graduates and 11.9% college graduates.[5]

The colors of the school district are red and black, and the mascot is the bison. The mascot is modeled after the look of an American bison.

  1. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. ^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
  3. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".