Smethport Area School District

Smethport Area School District
Address
414 South Mechanic Street
Smethport
, McKean County, Pennsylvania, 16749-1522
United States
District information
Typepublic school district
Other information
Websitewww.smethporthubbers.net
A Bird's eye view of Smethport Area Schools. The high school is on the left. The elementary school is on the right.

Smethport Area School District is a rural, public school district located in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. Situated in the north central part of the state, it overlooks the borough of Smethport, which serves as the county seat.

The District encompasses approximately 334 square miles (870 km2). Smethport Area School District serves the residents of: Hamlin Township, Keating Township, Norwich Township and Sergeant Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 6,399. By 2010, the district's population declined to 6,121 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $15,819, while the median family income was $39,809.[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] Smethport Area School District has its entire complex in the borough of Smethport. Smethport Area School District operates one elementary school for grades K–6. It is connected by tunnel to the Smethport Area Junior Senior High School, which houses grades 7–12. The superintendent's offices are in the elementary school.

District athletics and activities

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

The school mascot is a wagon wheel, and they go by the name of "The Hubbers." The word "hubber" is symbolic of a wheel's hub—or center. The reason this is their name is because Smethport is the county seat—or the "hub" (center) of McKean County.

Activities students may participate in are: band, choir, National Honor Society, French and German clubs, Spanish and student council[5]

Sports

The District funds:

High School

Boys
Girls
  • Basketball – A
  • Cross Country – A
  • Golf – AA
  • Soccer (Fall) – A
  • Softball – A
  • Track and Field – AA
  • Volleyball – A

Junior High School Sports

Boys
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Track and Field
  • Wrestling
Girls
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball

According to PIAA directory, July 2012.[6]

References

  1. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  4. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. ^ Smethport Area School District. (n.d.). Smethport area school district. Retrieved March 11, 2008, from Smethport Area School District Web site: http://www.smethporthubbers.net/
  6. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2012
  • Some information for this article is taken from the school district's website or is contributed by employees of the school or citizens of Smethport Borough

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