Redbank Valley School District region in Armstrong County
Redbank Valley School District (RVSD or Redbank) is a public school district in Western Pennsylvania. Spanning 165 square miles of the mountainous terrain of the Allegheny Plateau,[1] the district rests on the southern boundary of the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region. It is the largest district in its county by both population and land area. Redbank Valley athletes compete in the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference as part of PIAA'sDistrict IX in eight of its nine programs. With the second largest auditorium and performing arts stage in Clarion County (second to that of Clarion University), the district hosts various school and community events throughout the year attracting thousands of attendees. The district's academics and student body have been frequently featured on national network news programs such as CBN's The 700 Club and ABC NewsNightline[2][3]. Other notable features include a large and active bible club, with nearly two-thirds of the student population attending throughout the year,[4] and a state awarded chapter of Future Business Leaders of America. In addition, the school district is also the no. 23 employer in the county with over 100 employees,[5] while maintaining the largest general budget expenditures and reserve fund of all county school districts.[6]
Redbank Valley currently has three operational facilities. All built within 10 years of the district's founding, they have been renovated to meet capacity limits, as the class size has increased (and later decreased). These schools include both the repurposed elementary buildings, now the Redbank Valley Intermediate School (3-5) and the Redbank Valley Primary School (K-2). The third and largest of the schools is the Redbank Valley Junior/Senior High School, that combines grades 6-12.
