Big Beaver Falls Area School District
{{short description|School district in Pennsylvania}}
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{{Infobox school district
| name = Big Beaver Falls Area School District
| logo =
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| image2 = Map of Beaver County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
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| address = 1503 Eighth Avenue
| town = Beaver Falls
| state = Pennsylvania
| zipcode = 15010
| country = US
| coordinates = {{Coord|40.757081|-80.3211225|dim:250_region:US-_type:edu|name=District office|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public
| motto = Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger
| grades = Pre-Kindergarten-12
| established = {{start date|1867}}
| closed =
| schools = 4 total:
- Beaver Falls High School
- Beaver Falls Middle School
- Big Beaver Elementary School
- Central Elementary School
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|4203630|district_name=Big Beaver Falls Area SD|access_date=31 March 2016}}{{cite web|title=District Directory Information - Big Beaver Falls Area|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=1&details=1&InstName=Big+Beaver+Falls&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&DistrictType=8&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID2=4203630|website=US NCES|publisher=U.S. Department of Education|accessdate=30 March 2016}}
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| mascot = Tigers
| colors = {{Color box|Orange|border=darkgray}} Orange
{{Color box|Black|border=darkgray}} Black
| website = {{URL|http://www.tigerweb.org}}
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The Big Beaver Falls Area School District is a midsized, suburban public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves the City of Beaver Falls, the Boroughs of Big Beaver, Eastvale, Homewood, Koppel and New Galilee and White Township. The district encompasses approximately {{convert|22|sqmi|km2}}. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 15,260 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $14,937, while the median family income was $33,942.US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009 In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html |author=US Census Bureau |title=American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts |year=2010 |access-date=2012-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }} and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf |author=US Census Bureau |title=Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010 |date=September 2011}}
The district operates: two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school.
Schools
- Big Beaver Elementary School (K–5th)
- Central Elementary School (K–5th)
- Beaver Falls Middle School (6th–8th)
- Beaver Falls High School (9th–12th)
Extracurriculars
The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.
=Athletics=
The main mascot for the district athletic teams is the Tiger and their colors are orange and black. Big Beaver Falls Area is a PIAA District 7 school, and most sports compete in the Class AA division level (with the exception of golf, which competes in the Class AAAA level).[http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/details.aspx?ID=1130 PIAA web page]
The Tigers compete in the following sports:
- Men's Football- 2016-2017 PIAA state champions
- Men's Golf
- Men's Cross Country
- Men's Basketball - PIAA state champions in 1970, 1994, 2005, 2013{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020411004341/http://www.pahoops.org/boymenu.htm www.pahoops.org]}}
- Men's Baseball
- Men's Swimming and Diving
- Men's and Women's Track and Field
- Men's and Women's Bowling-(started in 2007)
- Women's Volleyball
- Women's Tennis
- Women's Cross Country
- Women's Basketball
- Women's Softball
- Women's Swimming and Diving
References
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External links
- [http://www.tigerweb.k12.pa.us/ Big Beaver Falls Area School District Homepage]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608150102/http://www.beaverfallsbaseball.net/ Beaver Falls High School Baseball]
Category:School districts in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Category:Education in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Category:Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania