Penns Valley Area School District

{{short description|School district in Pennsylvania}}

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{{Infobox school district

| name = Penns Valley Area School District

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

| imagesize = 300px

| location =

| streetaddress =4528 Penns Valley Road

| city =Spring Mills

| state =Pennsylvania

| county =Centre County

| zipcode =16875-9403

| country =United States

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| website= http://pennsvalley.org/

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{{Infobox school

|name = Penns Valley Area Junior-Senior High School

|image =

|streetaddress = 4545 Penns Valley Road

|city = Spring Mills

|state = Pennsylvania

|county = (Centre County)

|zipcode = 16875

|country = USA

|coordinates = {{Coord|40.880065|-77.529859|type:edu_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}

|headmaster =

|principal = Zac Wynkoop

|district =

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|staff = 49.72 (FTE)

|ratio = 13.05

|established =

|type = Public high school

|enrollment = 649{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=penns+valley&State=42&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=421881006231|title=Penns Valley Area High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 28, 2025}}

|enrollment_as_of = 2023-24

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|website = {{url|https://pvhs.pennsvalley.org/|Penns Valley Area Junior-Senior High School}}

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The Penns Valley Area School District is a small rural, public school district serving the south-eastern portions of Centre County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the boroughs of Centre Hall and Millheim, Pennsylvania, as well as the townships of Potter, Gregg, Penn, Miles, and Haines. It encompasses an area of {{convert|254.4|sqmi|km2}}. The school district had a population of 11,380, according to the 2000 federal census. By 2010, the district's population grew to 12,830 people.US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011 The educational attainment levels for the Penns Valley Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87% high school graduates and 21.5% college graduates.{{cite web |url=http://proximityone.com/sddep.htm#pa |title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles |author=proximityone |year=2014}} The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 30.4% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml] 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 $18,328, while the median family income was $44,458.US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009 In Centre County, the median household income was $50,333.{{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}} In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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=2013-10-30 |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}} 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 |name-list-style=amp |website=USA Today |date=August 31, 2013}} In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/09/16/lower-wages-for-whites-higher-wages-for-immigrants-and-inequality-for-all/ |title=Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all |author= Jeff Guo |website=The Washington Post |date=September 15, 2015}}

Special education, criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty are provided by district employees and the Central Intermediate Unit CIU10. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields were provided by the district and the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, which is located in Pleasant Gap.