| Penn Cambria School District | |
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| Address | |
201 6th Street
Cresson , Pennsylvania, 16630United States of America | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Preschool-12 |
| Established | 1966 |
| Students and staff | |
| District mascot | Panthers |
| Colors | Blue and Black |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.pcam.org/ |
Penn Cambria School District is a small, rural, public school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the boroughs of Ashville, Cresson, Gallitzin, Lilly, Loretto, Sankertown and Tunnelhill in both Blair County and Cambria County. As well as the townships of Allegheny, Cresson, Dean, Gallitzin, Munster, and Washington. Penn Cambria covers 108 square miles (280 km2) in east-central Cambria County. According to 2000 federal census data, Penn Cambria School District served a resident population of 16,744. By 2010, the district's population increased to 17,359 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 88.8% high school graduates and 14.9% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 37.2% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $13,603, while the median family income was $40,432.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8]
Penn Cambria has nine school directors as in accordance with state law. Approximately half of the school board is up for election every two years.
The Superintendent of Penn Cambria School District is currently William Marshall.
| Name | Position |
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| George Pyo | President |
| Justin Roberts | Vice President and Vo-Tech Committeeman |
| Rodney McCarthy | Secretary |
| Jeffrey Stohon | Treasurer |
| Matthew Kearney | Member |
| Caleb Drenning | Member |
| Terry Krug | Member |
| Michael Sheehan | Vo-Tech Committeeman |
| Guy Monica | Member |
Penn Cambria has five school buildings, each serves a certain number of grade levels:
| School Name | Grade Level | Administrator |
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| Penn Cambria Pre-Primary School | Grades PreK-Kindergarten | Joesph Smorto |
| Penn Cambria Primary School | Grades 1-2 | Joseph Smorto |
| Penn Cambria Intermediate School | Grades 3-4 | Joseph Smorto |
| Penn Cambria Middle School | Grades 5-8 | Dane Harrold |
| Penn Cambria High School | Grades 9-12 | Kaitlyn Kalwanaski |
High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
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According to PIAA directory July 2015[9]