Harmony Area School District

Harmony Area School District is a diminutive, rural, public school district located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania and Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of nine public school districts in Clearfield County. It serves residents in Cherry Tree Boro in Indiana County; as well as Westover Boro, Burnside Township, and Chest Township in Clearfield County. Harmony Area School District encompasses approximately 86 square miles (220 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, Harmony Area School District served a resident population of 2,576. By 2010, the district's population declined to 2,343 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 85.5% high school graduates and 6.8% college graduates.[2] In 2009, Harmony Area School District residents’ per capita income was $12,775, while the median family income was $31,413.[3] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[4] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[5]

Harmony Area School District
Address
5239 Ridge Road
Westover, Pennsylvania
, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, 16692
United States
District information
TypePublic
Established1952
Students and staff
District mascotOwls
ColorsBlue and yellow
Other information
Websiteharmonyowls.com
School District region in Indiana County

Schools

The district operates one combines High School Middle School and one Elementary School, all within the same building.

All students attend school in a single building located at the school complex in Burnside Township.

High school students may choose to attend Clearfield County Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Central Intermediate Unit IU10 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

Harmony Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Some sports are operated in cooperation with neighboring districts due to low student numbers. Cooperative sports include football, soccer, track and field, and wrestling.

Harmony athletics

There are baseball and softball fields on the school campus.

The following are athletics provided solely by Harmony Area:

Sport Boys Girls
Baseball Class A
Basketball Class A Class A
Softball Class A

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  4. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  5. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
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