Penn-Delco School District

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Penn-Delco School District
Map of school districts of Delaware County
Address
2821 Concord Road
Aston
, Pennsylvania, 19014
United States
District information
TypePublic
Other information
WebsitePenn-Delco School District

The Penn-Delco School District is a midsized, suburban public

median family income was $61,417.[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]

Started in 1960 by Dr. William G. Moser, who served as the district's first superintendent, the district was carved out of the nearby present-day

U.S. Marine Corps Jr. ROTC (MCJROTC) program was offered for the first time and was only one of three MCJROTC units in the Delaware Valley area โ€“ the others being in nearby Chester City and in Bensalem
.

Schools

The Penn-Delco School District operates the following schools:

The following schools were once operated by the district, but have been closed and/or demolished:

  • Washington Grammar School, Brookhaven (This later became Brookhaven Elementary School, then the Brookhaven Municipal Building before being demolished. A Walgreens drugstore was built on the site.)
  • Green Ridge Elementary School, Aston (demolished in 1997 and is now the site of the Aston Community Center and Aston Free Library)
  • Brookhaven Junior High School, Brookhaven (later became Brookhaven Middle School before being sold to The Christian Academy)

Extracurriculars

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

The Sun Valley High School Vanguards play all interscholastic games in the Ches-Mont League. Until 2007, Sun Valley was part of the Del-Val league, and prior to 2006, had played inter-league games with schools in the Ches-Mont and Southern Chester County Leagues. It became an associate member of the new unified Ches-Mont League starting in the 2007โ€“08 school year, with full membership starting in the 2008โ€“09 year. Its ice hockey team has no school sponsorship and is an independent affiliate of the ICSHL

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 2012-02-05.
  3. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).