Trinity Area School District

Trinity Area School District
Address
231 Park Avenue
Washington
, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 15301
United States
District information
Established1925
Students and staff
ColorsBlue, white
Other information
Websitewww.trinitypride.k12.pa.us

Trinity Area School District is a public school district located outside the city of Washington in southwestern Pennsylvania. It serves the Pittsburgh exurbs of Canton Township, South Strabane Township, and North Franklin Township, as well as rural Amwell Township. Trinity Area encompasses approximately 87 square miles (230 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 25,591. By 2010, the district's population increased to 26,072 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Trinity Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 88% high school graduates and 22.8% college graduates.[2] Trinity Area School District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of 15 public school districts operating in Washington County.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 25% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 11 students in the Trinity Area School District were homeless.[4] In 2009, Trinity Area School District residents' per capita income was $19,473, while the median family income was $48,310.[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 Washington County, the median household income was $53,693.[8] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9] In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[10]

The district operates six schools. In the 1990s, the district's elementary schools were consolidated into the four existing elementary schools: Trinity North Elementary, Trinity East Elementary, Trinity South Elementary, Trinity West Elementary, which serves grades kindergarten through fifth.

The district operates Trinity Middle School for grades six through eight, which was designed and constructed in the shape of an 'M'. The middle school houses the swimming pool for both the district's middle school swim and varsity swim team. The high-school's football field and stadium is on middle school grounds. The stadium is used for other varsity sports: boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, marching band, and track and field.

Trinity High School hosts grades nine to twelve. High school students may choose to attend the Western Area Career Technology Center (WACTC) for training in the construction and mechanical trades, as well as other careers. The Intermediate Unit IU1 provides the district with a wide variety of services, such as: specialized education for disabled students, state-mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse, speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

  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. ^ Collin Deppen (January 2015). "How many children are homeless in your school district?" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  5. ^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
  6. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  7. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  8. ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  9. ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  10. ^ Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". The Washington Post.