Central Columbia School District

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The Central Columbia School District is a small, rural, public school district that serves the Borough of Orangeville and Mifflin Township, Mount Pleasant Township, North Centre Township, Orange Township, Scott Township and South Centre Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Central Columbia School District encompasses approximately Template:Convert. According to 2000 federal census data, the district served a resident population of 14,107. By 2010, the district's population increased to 14,833 people.<ref>US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011</ref> The educational attainment levels for the Central Columbia School District population (25 years old and over) were 89.9% high school graduates and 23% college graduates.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 28.6% of the Central Columbia 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.<ref>Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012</ref> In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $20,989, while the median family income was $47,805.<ref>American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010</ref> In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Central Columbia School District operates three schools: Central Columbia High School (9th–12th), Central Columbia Middle School (5th–8th) and Central Columbia Elementary School (K–4th). Central Columbia High School students may choose to attend Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School which provides training in the trades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 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.

Extracurriculars

Central Columbia High School offers many extracurricular activities to its students. It has many clubs, including foreign language clubs, band, chorus, and community service clubs. Students may participate in a variety of athletic teams throughout the school year. The district is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics and participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

The school's mascot is a Blue Jay. The official colors for the school are red, white, and blue; however red has been substituted across the board by silver/grey, such as the football team's helmets, which are a silver.

Sports

The district funds an extensive interscholastic athletics program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Central Columbia School Board, Central Columbia School District Budget 2013-14, 2013</ref>