Harmony Area School District

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Harmony Area School District
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Address
5239 Ridge Road
, Clearfield County , Pennsylvania , 16692
United States
District information
TypePublic
Established1952
Students and staff
District mascotOwls
ColorsBlue and yellow
Other information
Website harmonyowls.com
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School District region in Indiana County

The Harmony Area School District is a small, rural, public school district which is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania and Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The district, which is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of nine public school districts in Clearfield County, serves residents in Cherry Tree Boro in Indiana County, as well as Westover Boro, Burnside Township, and Chest Township in Clearfield County.

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History and demographics

The Harmony Area School District encompasses approximately 86 square miles (220 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 2,576. By 2010, the district's population declined to 2,343 people. [1]

The educational attainment levels for the school district population (twenty-five years of age and older) were 85.5% high school graduates and 6.8% college graduates. [2]

In 2009, Harmony Area School District residents’ per capita income was $12,775, while the median family income was $31,413. [3] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 [4] compared with the 2010 United States median family income of $49,445. [5]

Schools

The district operates one combined High School Middle School and one Elementary School, all within the same building. In 2014, Harmony Area High School became a combined high school and junior high school. All students attend school in a single building, which is located at the school complex in Burnside Township.

High school students may choose to attend Clearfield County Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Central Intermediate Unit IU10 provides the district with a wide variety of services, including specialized education for students with disabilities, hearing, speech and visual disability services, and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

Harmony Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Some sports are operated in cooperation with neighboring districts due to low student numbers. Cooperative sports include football, soccer, track and field, and wrestling.

Harmony athletics

There are baseball and softball fields on the school campus. The following are athletics provided solely by Harmony Area:

SportBoysGirls
Baseball Class A
Basketball Class AClass A
Softball Class A

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