River Valley School District (Pennsylvania)

River Valley School District
Address
102 School Lane
Blairsville
, Indiana County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 15717
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
Athletic conferencePIAA District 6
District mascotPanthers
ColorsAero Blue, Black
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
River Valley School District region in Westmoreland County

River Valley School District (before 2022: Blairsville-Saltsburg School District[1]) is a small, rural school district that spans portions of two counties. In Indiana County it covers the Boroughs of Blairsville and Saltsburg and Black Lick Township, Burrell Township and Conemaugh Township. In Westmoreland County it covers Loyalhanna Township. The district encompasses approximately 142 square miles (370 km2). Per the 2000 Census, the district had approximately 16,000 residents. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 14,363 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $15,663, while the median family income was $37,257.[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 name change was approved by the Board of Directors on May 19, 2021, in a 6-3 vote, effective July 1, 2021;[5] however, as of February 2022, a news article had stated the school district was "in the process of being renamed."[6]

  1. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Historical Names - Public Entities". Educational Names & Addresses. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. ^ "BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BECOME RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT". WCCS FM 101.1 and AM 1160. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ Cloonan, Patrick (18 February 2022). "Major, Struzzi sign on to bill allowing River Valley name change". Indiana Gazette. Retrieved 10 March 2022.