Panther Valley School District

Panther Valley School District
Location of Panther Valley School District in Carbon County
Address
1 Panther Way
Lansford, Pennsylvania
Carbon County and Schuylkill County
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoWorking together as a community to inspire each individual to achieve success through lifelong learning.
GradesK–12
Established1964
Students and staff
ColorsBlack, Gold, and White    
Other information
Websitepvsd.sharpschool.net
A map showing the portion of Panther Valley School District in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Panther Valley School District is a midsized, suburban public school district which is split across two counties in Pennsylvania. Panther Valley School District encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2). Panther Valley School District serves students who reside in boroughs of Coaldale in Schuylkill County, Lansford, Nesquehoning, and Summit Hill in Carbon County. According to 2000 federal census data, the district serves a resident population of 12,516. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $16,533 while the median family income was $39,133.[1] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[2] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[3]

The district operates three schools: Panther Valley Junior Senior High School, Panther Valley Intermediate School and Panther Valley Elementary School.

Panther Valley High School, located on Route 209 in Summit Hill, opened in 1973. In 2007, the Panther Valley Middle School opened, housing grades 6, 7, and 8. In 2015, to relieve overcrowding in the Elementary School, grades 4 and 5 were moved to the Middle School, and grades 7 and 8 were moved to a new, two-story annex in the High School. The Middle School became "Panther Valley Intermediate School," and the High School became "Panther Valley Junior Senior High School."

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and after-school sports. Parties Ch

Athletics

Panther Valley is assigned to the Pennsylvania interscholastic Athletics Association (PIAA) District 11.

Panther Valley funds teams in the following high school sports:

The district also funds the following middle school sports
  • Basketball boys and girls
  • Football boys
  • Track and field boys and girls
  • Wrestling boys
  • According to PIAA directory July 2012[4]

References

  1. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  2. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  3. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2012). "PIAA School Directory".