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What is Galeton Area School District mean?

The Galeton Area School District is a diminutive, rural public school district operating in Potter County, Pennsylvania. Galeton Area School District encompasses approximately 325 square miles (840 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. By 2010, the district's population declined to 2,929 people. 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.

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. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $17,951, while the median family income was $35,486. In Potter County, the median household income was $39,193. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.

According to district officials, in school year 2005–06, the Galeton Area School District provided basic educational services to 401 pupils through the employment of 50 teachers, 19 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 4 administrators. The district students are 94% white, 1% Asian, 3% black and 1% Hispanic. In school year 2009–10, the Galeton Area School District reported an enrollment of 362 pupils through the employment of 47 teachers, 16 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 3 administrators. Galeton Area School District received more than $2.8 million in state funding in school year 2009–10. In the 2011–2012 school year, Galeton Area School District served 355 students and employed 42 teachers. There are two teachers for each primary grade. (PreK through 4th grade) In the Pre Kindergarten program, there are two teachers for a total of 22 pupils. The district employed 12 full-time and part-time support personnel, and increased to five administrators during the 2011–12 school year. The district received $3.1 million in state funding in the 2011–12 school year.

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.

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