Galeton Area School District

{{short description|School district in Pennsylvania}}

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{{Infobox school district

| name = Galeton Area School District

| image = Map of Potter County Pennsylvania School Districts.png

| imagesize = 250px

| streetaddress = 25 Bridge Street

| city = Galeton

| state = Pennsylvania

| county = Potter County and Tioga County

| zipcode = 16922

| country = United States

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| website={{URL|www.gasd.net/}}

}}

Image:Map of Tioga County Pennsylvania School Districts.png

The Galeton Area School District is a diminutive, rural public school district operating in Potter County and Tioga County in Pennsylvania. Galeton Area School District encompasses approximately {{convert|325|sqmi|km2}}. It serves the municipalities of Galeton, Abbott Township, West Branch Township, Pike Township, and a portion of Hector Township in Potter County, plus Elk Township and Gaines Township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data, the district served a resident population of 3,292.US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011 By 2010, the district's population declined to 2,929 people.US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011 The educational attainment levels for the Galeton Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 82.7% high school graduates and 9.6% college graduates.{{cite web |url=http://proximityone.com/sddep.htm#pa |title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles |author=proximityone |year=2014}}

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 57.1% of the Galeton Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012 In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $17,951, while the median family income was $35,486.{{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=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }} In Potter County, the median household income was $39,193.{{cite web |url=http://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/pennsylvania/median-household-income#map |title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County |author=US Census Bureau |year=2014}} By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/08/31/most-popular-six-figure-jobs/2749981/ |title=America's most popular six-figure jobs |author1=Michael Sauter |author2=Alexander E.M. Hess |website=USA Today |date=August 31, 2013}}

Galeton Area School District operates one school building which houses all grades preschool-12th.

High school students may choose dual enrollment and half-day vocational training program at Seneca Highlands Area Career and Technical Center, which is located in Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania. The Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit IU9 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.