Plum Borough School District

Coordinates: 40°29′35″N 79°45′04″W / 40.49294°N 79.75120°W / 40.49294; -79.75120
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Plum Borough School District
Address
900 Elicker Road
, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 15239-1453
United States
Coordinates40°29′35″N 79°45′04″W / 40.49294°N 79.75120°W / 40.49294; -79.75120
District information
TypePublic
MottoExceptionally Prepared for Success
GradesK-12
Established1940
SuperintendentDr. Rick Walsh
Asst. superintendent(s)Dr. Ashley Boyers & Ms. Denise Sedlack
Business administratorMr. Ryan Manzer
School board9 Members
Chair of the boardMichael DeVine
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment3,579
Faculty511
Teachers232
Student–teacher ratio17:1
District mascotMustang
ColorsPurple and Gold
Other information
Websitewww.pbsd.net

The Plum Borough School District is a midsized, suburban public

median family income was $52,807.[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] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[5]

Plum Borough School District operates five schools, including, Plum Senior High School (9th–12th), Plum Middle School (7th–8th), Holiday Park Intermediate School (5th-6th), and two elementary schools serving grades (K-4th): O'Block Elementary School and George Pivik Elementary School.

The Plum Borough School District is bordered by seven other school districts:

New Kensington-Arnold School District
.

Extracurriculars

The students have access to a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Plum Borough School District's football classification is "AAAA" (Quad-A), which is the largest of the football classifications A, AA, AAA and AAAA. The district operates a chapter of the National Honor Society.

Athletics

The district is part of the WPIAL sports organization.

  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country (CoEd)
  • Football (7-12)
  • Soccer (Boys and Girls)
  • Tennis(Boys and girls)
  • Basketball Varsity (Boys and Girls) and 9th grade teams
  • Rifle (CoEd)
  • Swimming and Diving (Boys and Girls)
  • Wrestling
  • Volleyball varsity and 9th grade teams
  • Baseball varsity and 9th grade teams
  • Softball
  • Track and Field (Boys and Girls)

Club sports: Indoor track, Ice Hockey, Bowling and Crew

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". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. ^ Michael Sauter and Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.

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