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{{Short description|School district in Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
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| name = Bald Eagle Area School District
| image = Map of Centre County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
| name = Bald Eagle Area School District
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| streetaddress = 751 South Eagle Valley Road
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| city = Wingate
| streetaddress = 751 South Eagle Valley Road
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| city = [[Wingate, Pennsylvania]]
| county = Centre
| zipcode = 16823
| zipcode = 16823
| country = United States
| country = [[United States]]
| coordinates =
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| type = Public
| schoolnumber =
| mascot = Eagles
| colors = Blue and gold {{colorbox|navy}} {{colorbox|#c4b454}}
| schoolboard = 9 locally elected members
| publication =
| superintendent = Mr Jeffrey D Miles salary 2013 – $105,000 (contract July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016)<ref>PDE, ED Names and Addresses, 2016</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://triblive.com/teachersalaries/ |title=PA Teacher Salaries Database |author=Tribune Live.com |year=2015}}</ref> Contract renewed in 2016 through 2021.<br>
| footnotes =
former superintendent Mr. Daniel F. Fisher, M'ed (salary $119,977 in 2010)
| head_label =Computer Network Administrator
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| head =John Urbanik
| website = School: {{URL|http://www.beasd.org}}

| chairperson =
Athletics: {{URL|http://www.beaathletics.org}}
| principal =Mr John Tobias BEAJHS, salary $85,200 (2013)<br>
Danielle Heverly, Vice Principal<br>
David L. Reichelderfer, former BEAHS, D. Secondary Education salary $104,645 (2013)
| principal1 =Ms. Marsha Sackash, HES Director of Elementary Education
| principal2 =Mrs. Betsy Dickey, PES
| principal3 =Mr. James E. Orichosky, WES
| principal4 =Mrs. Mary Beth Crago, MAES
| dean =
| administrator =Mr. Gary J. Massaglia, Educational Assistant for Technology,
Grants, and Data Development
| director = Craig Livergood, Business Manager<br/>
Mrs. Melissa Butterworth, Director of Special Education<br />
Mrs. Tracy Boone, Director of Mathematics<br />
Mrs. Betsy Dickey, Director of Reading<br />
Mr. John Gribble, Business Manager<br />
Mr. Mark Ott, Director of Food Service
| staff =148 non teaching staff members (2016)
| faculty =135 teachers (2016),<ref>NCES, Bald Eagle Area School Districts Common core data, 2017</ref> 146 teachers (2010)
| lower_age =5 years old
| upper_age =21 years old special education
| type = Public
| budget =$32,855,311 (2017-18)<ref>Centre Daily Times, BEA school board approves 2017-18 proposed final budget, MAY 11, 2017</ref><br>
$31,555,434 (2016-17)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/bald-eagle/article82922687.html |title=Bald Eagle Area school board approves final budget |author=BRITNEY MILAZZO |publisher=Centre Daily Times |date=June 9, 2016}}</ref><br>
$29,984,911 (2015-16)<br>
$27,887,860 (2013-14)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lockhaven.com/page/content.detail/id/545598/BEA-adopts-budget-with-2-mill-tax-hike.html?nav=5009 |title=BEA adopts budget with 2-mill tax hike |author=VANA DAINTY |publisher=The Express |date=May 29, 2013}}</ref><br>
$27 million (2012-13)<ref>Danahy, Anna., Penns Valley, Bald Eagle Area budgets include increases in taxes, Centre Daily Times, June 28, 2012</ref>
| grades = K-12
| language =English
| accreditation =
| mascot = Eagles
| colors = Blue and Gold
| yearbook = Aquila
| publication =
| newspaper =The Talon
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| pupils =1,299 pupils (2016-17)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Profile/22 |title=Bald Eagle Area School District Fast Facts 2016-17 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2016}}</ref><br>
1,695 pupils (2015-16)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Profile/22 |title=Bald Eagle Area School District Fast Facts 2015-16 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=December 4, 2015}}</ref><br>
1,695 (2014-15)<ref name="ReferenceA">PDE, Enrollment by LEA 2014-15, 2015</ref><br>
1,826 pupils (2012-13)<br>
1,882 pupils (2009-10)<ref name="Pennsylvania Department of Education, Enrollment and Projections by LEA, 2010" >Pennsylvania Department of Education, Enrollment and Projections by LEA, 2010</ref>
2,010 pupils (2005-06)<ref>PDE, Enrollment by LEA 2005-06, 2006</ref>
| gradeK =106 (2014),<ref name="ReferenceA">PDE, Enrollment by LEA 2014-15, 2015</ref> 111 (2010)<ref>PDE, Enrollment by LEA 2010-11, 2011</ref>
| grade1 =130 (2014), 156
| grade2 =113 (2014), 137
| grade3 =133 (2014), 141
| grade4 =120 (2014), 150
| grade5 =126 (2014), 147
| grade6 =134 (2014), 134
| grade7 =138 (2014), 106
| grade8 =138 (2014), 159
| grade9 =148 (2014), 152
| grade10 =149 (2014), 159
| grade11 =138 (2014), 150
| grade12 =122 (2014), 180 (2010)
| grade13 =
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| other =enrollment projected to be 1,772 pupils in 2020 <ref name="Pennsylvania Department of Education, Enrollment and Projections by LEA, 2010" />
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| free_label =Per pupil spending 2008
| free_text =$11,899 (2008)<ref>PDE, Finances Selected Data 2008-09, 2008</ref><br>
$13,139.38 (2010)<ref>PDE, Finances Selected Data 2010-11, 2011</ref><br>
$16,106.45 (2013)<ref>PDE, Finances Selected Data 2013-14, 2014</ref>
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The '''Bald Eagle Area School District''' is a midsized, suburban/rural public [[school district]] located in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania]]. The District serves the Boroughs of [[Howard, Pennsylvania|Howard]], [[Milesburg, Pennsylvania|Milesburg]], [[Port Matilda, Pennsylvania|Port Matilda]], [[Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania|Snow Shoe]] and [[Unionville, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Unionville]] and [[Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Boggs Township]], [[Burnside Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Burnside Township]], [[Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Howard Township]], [[Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Huston Township]], [[Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Snow Shoe Township]], [[Union Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]] and [[Worth Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Worth Township]] in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania]]. Bald Eagle Area School District encompasses approximately {{convert|345|sqmi|km2}}. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,882. By 2010, the District's population increased to 13,218 people.<ref>US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011</ref>

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 39.8% of the Bald Eagle Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the [[Federal Poverty Level]] [https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines] 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 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 43 students in the Bald Eagle Area School District were homeless.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/2013-14%20ECYEH%20Counts%20by%20Reporting%20Entity.pdf |title=How many children are homeless in your school district? |author=Collin Deppen |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=January 2015}}</ref> In 2009, the district residents' [[per capita income]] was $16,785, while the [[median family income]] was $42,854.<ref>US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009</ref> In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501<ref>{{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}}</ref> and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In Centre County, the median household income was $50,336.<ref>{{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}}</ref> By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.<ref>{{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, |lastauthoramp=yes |publisher=USA Today |date=August 31, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.<ref>{{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 |publisher=Washington Post |date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>

According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Bald Eagle Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,916 pupils through the employment of 165 teachers, 114 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Bald Eagle Area School District received more than $12.7 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. The District enrollment was 1,877 pupils in 2009-10. It employed: 163 teachers, 141 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 14 administrators during the 2009-10 school year. Bald Eagle Area School District received more than $12,295,655 in state funding in the 2009-10 school year. By the 2014-15 school year, the District employed: 134 teachers, 60 support staff and 12 administrators, with an enrollment of 1,516 pupils. The District received $14,058,976 in state funding in 2013-14.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paauditor.gov/Media/Default/Reports/sch74888BaldEagleAreaSchoolDistrict112515.pdf |title=Bald Eagle Area School District Performance audit |author=Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale |date=November 25, 2015}}</ref>

Bald Eagle Area School District operates a combined junior senior high school (6th – 12th), Bald Eagle Area Cyber Academy and 4 elementary schools: Howard Elementary School, Mountaintop Area Elementary School, Port Matilda Elementary School and Wingate Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend the [[Central PA Institute of Science & Technology]] for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The [[Central Intermediate Unit]] IU10 provides the District with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

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==Governance==
Bald Eagle Area School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]] and the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]].<ref>Pennsylvania Public School Code Governance 2010</ref> The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low-income children in the [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act]] and the [[No Child Left Behind Act]], (renamed [[Every Student Succeeds Act]] (ESSA) in December 2015) which mandates the district focus its resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ed.gov/essa |title=Every Student Succeeds Act |author=US Department of Education |year=2015}}</ref> The school board is required by state law to post a financial report on the district in its website by March of each school year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2012/0/0141..HTM |title=Act of Jul. 12, 2012, P.L. 1142, No. 141 Section 921-A |author=Pennsylvania General Assembly |year=2012}}</ref>

The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board. The School Board enters into individual employment contracts for these positions. These contracts must be in writing and are subject to public disclosure under the state's Right to Know Act. In Pennsylvania, public school districts are required to give 150 days notice to the Superintendent and Business Manager regarding renewal of their employment contracts.<ref>Pennsylvania General Assembly, Pennsylvania School Code, 2013</ref> Pursuant to Act 141 of 2012 which amended the Pennsylvania School Code, all school districts that have hired superintendents on/after the fall of 2012 are required to develop objective performance standards and post them on the district's website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2012/0/0141..HTM |title=Act of Jul. 12, 2012, P.L. 1142, No. 141 |author=Pennsylvania General Assembly |year=2012}}</ref>

The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the Bald Eagle Area School Board and district administration a "C-" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Pennsylvania_school_districts |title=The Pennsylvania Project |author=The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives |accessdate=May 20, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716131940/http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Pennsylvania_school_districts |archivedate=July 16, 2011 |df= }}</ref>

==Academic achievement==
In October 2015, [[Pennsylvania Auditor General]] [[Eugene DePasquale]] reported that Bald Eagle Area School District's Wingate Elementary School was among the 561 academically challenged schools that have been overlooked by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paauditor.gov/Media/Default/Print/PDE_Map_School_List_By_County_100515_FINAL.pdf |title=561 Academically Challenged Schools Overlooked by the Department of Education |author=Pennsylvania Auditor General Office |date=October 6, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118221637/http://www.paauditor.gov/Media/Default/Print/PDE_Map_School_List_By_County_100515_FINAL.pdf |archivedate=November 18, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyitem.com/news/schools-in-valley-jilted-audit-reveals/article_33232252-6d6d-11e5-b895-8b4cf2ee48ee.html |title=8 schools in Valley jilted, audit reveals |author=Joe Sylvester |publisher=The Daily Item|date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> He also reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education had failed to take any action to remediate the poorly performing schools to raise student academic achievement or to provide them with targeted professional assistance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paauditor.gov/Media/Default/Reports/Performance%20Audit%20of%20the%20Pennsylvania%20Department%20of%20Education%2010-5-15.pdf |title=Special Performance Audit Report – Pennsylvania Department of Education |author=Pennsylvania Auditor General Office |date=October 7, 2015}}</ref>

===Statewide academic ranking===
In 2016, Bald Eagle Area School District ranked 216th out of 493 Pennsylvania public school districts, by the [[Pittsburgh Business Times]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2016/04/11/chester-county-district-leads-statewide-honor-roll.html |author=Pittsburgh Business Times |title=Chester County district leads statewide Honor Roll 2016 |date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> The ranking was based on the last 3 years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by [[Pennsylvania System of School Assessment|PSSAs]] results in: reading, writing, math and science and the three Keystone Exams (literature, [[Algebra]] 1, [[Biology]] I) in high school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/print-edition/2014/04/11/what-makes-up-a-district-s-school-performance.html |author=Pittsburgh Business Times |title=What makes up a district's School Performance Profile score? |date=April 11, 2014}}</ref> Three school districts were excluded because they do not operate high schools ([[Saint Clair Area School District]], [[Midland Borough School District]], [[Duquesne City School District]]). The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th. Adapted PSSA examinations are given to children in the special education programs. Writing exams were given to children in 5th and 8th grades.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thenotebook.org/blog/159171/understanding-pssa-exams |title=Understanding the PSSA exams |author=Paul Jablow |publisher=The Notebook |date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>

*2015 – 255th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/04/10/chester-county-district-ranks-no-1-in-pennsylvania.html |author=Pittsburgh Business Times |title=Guide to Pennsylvania Schools Statewide School District Ranking 2015 |date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>
*2014 – 274th
*2013 – 274th
*2012 – 291st<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/events/2012/school_guide/index.html |title=Guide to Pennsylvania Schools Statewide ranking |author=Pittsburgh Business Times |date=April 6, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016071224/http://www2.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/events/2012/school_guide/index.html |archivedate=2012-10-16 |df= }}</ref>
*2011 – 254th<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/events/pennsylvania_schools/statewiderank.html |title=Statewide Honor Roll Rankings 2011 |publisher=Pittsburgh Business Times |date=April 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723231609/http://www2.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/events/pennsylvania_schools/statewiderank.html |archivedate=2011-07-23 |df= }}</ref>
*2010 – 235th<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/feature/schools/statewide_rankings.html |title=Statewide Honor Roll Rankings 2010 |author=Pittsburgh Business Times |date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>
*2009 – 226th
*2008 – 234th
*2007 – 290th out of 501 school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtae.com/education/13346734/detail.html |title=Three of top school districts in state hail from Allegheny County |publisher=Pittsburgh Business Times |date=May 23, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718122159/http://www.wtae.com/education/13346734/detail.html |archivedate=July 18, 2011 }}</ref>

In 2013, the ''Pittsburgh Business Times'' also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. '''Bald Eagle Area School District ranked 223rd.'''<ref>Pittsburgh Business Times, Statewide Overachivers Ranking Information, April 4, 2013</ref> The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question – which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/feature/schools/overachiever_statewide_rank.html |title=Overachiever statewide ranking |publisher=Pittsburgh Business Times |date=May 6, 2010}}</ref>
*2012 – 226th
*2011 – 455th

===District AYP status===
In 2010 through 2012, Bald Eagle Area School District achieved AYP status.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bald Eagle Area School District AYP Overview, September 29, 2011</ref> In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania Public School Districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress level of 72% of students reading on grade level and 67% of students demonstrating on grade level math. In 2011, 46.9 percent of Pennsylvania school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on student performance. An additional 37.8 percent of school districts made AYP based on a calculated method called safe harbor, 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance. In 2004 through 2009, Bald Eagle Area School District achieved AYP status each year. In 2003, the District was in Warning status due to lagging student achievement in reading.

===Graduation rate===
In 2016, the District's graduation rate rose to 92.79%.<ref>PDE, Graduation rate by LEA, 2016</ref>
*2015 – 90.96%.<ref>PDE, Graduation rate by LEA, 2015</ref>
*2014 – 92.16%<ref>PDE, Graduation rate by LEA, 2014</ref>
*2013 – 89.91%<ref>PDE, Graduation rate by LEA, 2013</ref>
*2012 – declined to 91%.
*2011 – 94%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/District/DataTable/c14/110141003 |title=Bald Eagle Area School District AYP Data Table |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=2012-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204123/http://paayp.emetric.net/District/DataTable/c14/110141003 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref>
*2010 – 87%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237/info/757639 |title=New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=March 15, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914150409/http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237/info/757639 |archivedate=September 14, 2010 }}</ref>

;According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
*2010 – 98%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bald Eagle Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card Data table 2010, October 2010</ref>
*2009 – 98%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/pa-school-district-statistical-snapshot-database-2008-09-1.864368?appSession=021261913248552&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=1&cpipage=2&CPISortType=&CPIorderBy= |title=PA School District Statistical Snapshot Database 2008-09 |author=The Times-Tribune |date=June 27, 2010}}</ref>
*2008 – 95%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/data-center/grading-our-schools/2008-graduation-rates-1.85916?appSession=348261913401460 |title=County School Districts Graduation Rates 2008 |author=The Times-Tribune |date=June 25, 2009}}</ref>
*2007 – 95%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/droppingbackin/tables/Grad_Info_By_District.pdf |author=Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children |title=High School Graduation rate 2007 |year=2008 |access-date=2012-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507041522/http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/droppingbackin/tables/Grad_Info_By_District.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-07 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref>

===Senior high school===
Bald Eagle Area Senior High School is located at 751 South Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 956 pupils in 6th through 12th grades, with 38.7% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to the family meeting the [[Poverty in the United States|federal poverty level]]. Additionally, 16.8% of pupils received special education services, while 3.3% of pupils were identified as [[Intellectual giftedness|gifted]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Profile/5028 |title=Bald Eagle Area High School Fast Facts 2015 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> The school employed 67 teachers.<ref>US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2016</ref> Per the PA Department of Education, 2% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal [[No Child Left Behind]] Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Teacher%20Quality/Pages/Highly-Qualified-Teacher-Guidelines.aspx#.VsRL1ih1PzI |title=Highly Qualified Teacher Guidelines |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624184014/http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Teacher%20Quality/Pages/Highly-Qualified-Teacher-Guidelines.aspx |archivedate=2016-06-24 }}</ref>

According to the [[National Center for Education Statistics]], in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 635 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 202 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 64.50 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 12:1.<ref>National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data – Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School, 2010</ref> According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 7 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School, September 29, 2011</ref>

====2015 school performance profile====
Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School achieved 78.7 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. The PDE reported that 80% of the School's students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, 72% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I, 71% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Profile/5770 |title=Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School School Performance Profile 2015 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> Statewide, 53 percent of schools with an eleventh grade achieved an academic score of 70 or better. Five percent of the 2,033 schools with 11th grade were scored at 90 and above; 20 percent were scored between 80 and 89; 28 percent between 70 and 79; 25 percent between 60 and 69 and 22 percent below 60. The Keystone Exam results showed: 73 percent of students statewide scored at grade-level in English, 64 percent in Algebra I and 59 percent in biology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/11/report_card_for_states_high_sc.html#incart_river_home |title=Report card for state's high schools show overall decline |author=Jan Murphy |publisher=Pennlive.com |date=November 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Downloads |title=2015 Keystone Exam School Level Data |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=November 4, 2015}}</ref>

====AYP history====
In 2012, Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School improved to achieving AYP status, even though it had missed all targeted metrics measured in both reading and mathematics. In 2011, Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School declined to '''Warning''' status due to lagging student achievement in mathematics and reading. In 2010, the junior senior high school achieved AYP.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School AYP Overview 2011, September 29, 2011</ref>

====PSSA results====
'''11th grade reading'''
*2012 – 65% on grade level, (16% below basic). State – 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/PSSA/Pages/default.aspx#.VsQ7nyh1PzI |title=2011-2012 PSSA and AYP Results |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>
*2011 – 62% on grade level, (19% below basic). State – 69.1% of 11th graders are on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/PSSA/Pages/default.aspx#.VsQ7nyh1PzI |title=2010-2011 PSSA and AYP Results |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 29, 2011}}</ref>
*2010 – 66% (18% below basic). State – 66%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/PSSA/Pages/default.aspx#.VsQ7nyh1PzI |title=2009-2010 PSSA and AYP Results |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2010}}</ref>
*2009 – 66% (12% below basic). State – 65%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/data-center/grading-our-schools#axzz1AEtaWzpF |title=Grading Our Schools database, 2009 PSSA results |author=The Times-Tribune |date=September 14, 2009}}</ref>
*2008 – 66% (12% below basic). State – 65%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/PSSA/Pages/default.aspx#.VsQ7nyh1PzI |title=2007-2008 PSSA and AYP Results |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=August 15, 2008}}</ref>
*2007 – 68% (16% below basic). State – 65%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/PSSA/Pages/default.aspx#.VsQ7nyh1PzI |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=PSSA Math and Reading results |year=2007}}</ref>

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*2012 – 57% on grade level (24% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.<ref name="Pittsburgh Post Gazette">{{cite web |url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/PSSA/2012/ |title=How is your school doing? |author=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>
*2011 – 49% (18% below basic). – State – 60.3%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC11S110141003000001335.PDF |title=Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2011 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 29, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*2010 – 65% (15% below basic). State – 59%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2010, October 20, 2012</ref>
*2009 – 55% (22% below basic). State – 56%.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009, September 14, 2009</ref>
*2008 – 63% (19% below basic). State – 56%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2008, August 15, 2008</ref>
*2007 – 47% (26% below basic). State – 53%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2007</ref>

'''11th grade science:'''
*2012 – 40% on grade level (6% below basic). State – 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC12S110141003000001335.PDF |title=Bald Eagle Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=2013-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190518/http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC12S110141003000001335.PDF |archive-date=2013-10-29 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref>
*2011 – 25% (21% below basic). State – 40%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/PSSA/Pages/default.aspx#.VsQ7nyh1PzI |title=2010-2011 PSSA results in Science |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 29, 2011}}</ref>
*2010 – 40% (16% below basic). State – 39%
*2009 – 38% (18% below basic). State – 40%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/data-center/grading-our-schools#axzz1AEtaWzpF |title=Grading Our Schools database, 2009 Science PSSA results |author=The Times-Tribune |year=2009}}</ref>
*2008 – 40% (12% below basic). State – 39%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Data-and-Statistics/PSSA/Pages/default.aspx#.VsQ7nyh1PzI |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Report on PSSA Science results by school and grade 2008 |year=2008}}</ref>

'''Science in Motion''' Bald Eagle Area High School did not participate in a statewide program called Science in Motion which brought college professors and sophisticated science equipment to the school to raise science awareness and to provide inquiry-based experiences for the students. The Science in Motion program was funded by a state appropriation and cost the school nothing to participate.<ref>The Pennsylvania Basic Education/Higher Education Science and Technology Partnership, Science in Motion annual report, 2012</ref>

====College remediation rate====
According to a [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]] study released in January 2009, ''' 41% of the Bald Eagle Area Junior Senior High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading''' before they were prepared to take college level courses in the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] or community colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=space&name=Dir&id=cached&psname=Dir&psid=1&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true&control=DirRepost&rangeFrom=121&rangeTo=140&subfolderID=5358&DirMode=1 |title=Pennsylvania College Remediation Report, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=January 20, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503011538/http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=space&name=Dir&id=cached&psname=Dir&psid=1&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true&control=DirRepost&rangeFrom=121&rangeTo=140&subfolderID=5358&DirMode=1 |archivedate=2012-05-03 |df= }}</ref> Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.<ref>National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2008</ref> Per the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]], one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

====Dual enrollment====
Bald Eagle Area High School offers a [[dual enrollment]] program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dli.pa.gov/Businesses/Workforce-Development/Documents/publications-library/dual_enrollment_guidelines.pdf |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Dual Enrollment Guidelines |year=2010}}</ref> Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patrac.org/ |title=Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement |date=March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achieve.org/files/PAGradReqFactSheetFINAL.pdf |title=THE VALUE OF THE COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READY AGENDA IN PENNSYLVANIA |author=Achieve.org |year=2014}}</ref>

For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $5,752 for the program.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education Dual Enrollment Fall Grants 2009-10. August 2009</ref>

====SAT scores====
In 2012, 82 Bald Eagle Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 451. The Math average score was 462. The Writing average score was 441. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the USA, 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800, and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400.

In 2011, 84 Bald Eagle Area students took the [[SAT]] exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 476. The Math average score was 474. The Writing average score was 454.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pa.gov/portal/server.pt/community/data_and_statistics/7202/sat_and_act_scores/674663 |title=Public School SAT Scores 2011 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015105956/http://pa.gov/portal/server.pt/community/data_and_statistics/7202/sat_and_act_scores/674663 |archivedate=2011-10-15 |df= }}</ref> Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal – 493, Math – 501, Writing – 479.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/policyblog/detail/sat-scores-by-state-2011 |title=SAT Scores State By State – Pennsylvania |author=College Board |date=September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008051457/http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/policyblog/detail/sat-scores-by-state-2011 |archivedate=2011-10-08 |df= }}</ref> In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/while_us_sat_scores_dip_across.html |title=While U.S. SAT scores dip across the board, N.J. test-takers hold steady |date=September 2011}}</ref>

====Middle school====
Bald Eagle Area Middle School is located at 751 South Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. According to the [[National Center for Education Statistics]], in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 258 pupils in grades 6th through 8th. The school shares its faculty and administration with the senior high school. The sixth grade was moved to the Middle School in 2012.

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'''8th Grade Reading'''
*2012 – 84% on grade level (2% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 79% of 8th graders on grade level.<ref name="Pittsburgh Post Gazette"/>
*2011 – 85% (8% below basic). State – 81.8%
*2010 – 86% (4% below basic). State – 81%
*2009 – 82% (11% below basic). State – 80%
*2008 – 79% (10% below basic). State – 78%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442/2007-2008_pssa_and_ayp_results/507514 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Reading and Math PSSA 2008 by Schools |date=August 15, 2008}}</ref>
*2007 – 88% (2% below basic). State – 75%
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*2012 – 74% on grade level (6% below basic). State – 76%
*2011 – 77% (14% below basic). State – 76.9%
*2010 – 66% (12% below basic). State – 75%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442 |title=2010 PSSAs: Reading, Math, Writing Results |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education Report |date=September 14, 2010}}</ref>
*2009 – 75% (11% below basic). State – 71%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442/2008-2009_pssa_and_ayp_results/600286 |title=2009 PSSAs: Reading, Math, Writing and Science Results |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2009}}</ref>
*2008 – 77% (12% below basic). State – 70%
*2007 – 78% (7% below basic). State – 68%
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'''8th grade science:'''
*2012 – 65% on grade level (10% below basic). State – 59%
*2011 – 61% (21% below basic). State – 58.3%
*2010 – 56% (24% below basic). State – 57%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education Report |title=Science PSSA 2010 by Schools |date=August 2010}}</ref>
*2009 – 54% (26% below basic). State – 55%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442/2008-2009_pssa_and_ayp_results/600286 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education Report |title=Science PSSA 2009 by Schools |date=August 2009}}</ref>
*2008 – 47% (20% below basic)., State – 52%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442/2007-2008_pssa_and_ayp_results/507514 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education Report |title=Science PSSA 2008 by Schools |date=August 15, 2008}}</ref>
*2007 – tested, but results not made public.

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*2012 – 81% (7% below basic). State – 76%
*2011 – 79% (2% below basic). State – 76%
*2010 – 79% (5% below basic). State – 73%
*2009 – 64% (11% below basic). State – 71%
*2008 – 78% (10% below basic). State – 70%
*2007 – 74% (10% below basic). State – 67%
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*2012 – 90% (5% below basic). State – 80%
*2011 – 79% (9% below basic). State – 78.6%
*2010 – 80% (7% below basic). State – 77%
*2009 – 84% (6% below basic), State – 75%
*2008 – 84% (6% below basic), State – 71%
*2007 – 75% (9% below basic), State – 67%
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*2012 – 70% (10% below basic). State – 68%
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*2012 – 91% (1% below basic). State – 77%
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===Howard Elementary School===
Howard Elementary School is located at 255 School Street, Howard. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 127 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 1 pupil received a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 9 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 14:1.<ref>National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data – Howard Elementary School, 2010</ref> According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Howard Elementary School, September 29, 2011</ref> For the 2011-12 school year, the sixth grade was shifted to the middle school.

====2013 school performance profile====
Howard Elementary School achieved a score of 86.1 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2012-13, only 74.4% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade, 76.9% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 83.7% were on grade level in 3rd through 5th grades. In 4th grade science, just 87.5% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing only 69% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/ |title=Howrd Elementary School Academic Performance Data 2013, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

====PSSA history====
In 2012, Howard Elementary School declined to '''Warning''' AYP status due to low reading achievement. In 2010 and 2011, Howard Elementary School achieved AYP status.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Howard Elementary School AYP Overview, September 29, 2011</ref>

In 2012, only 65% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. Third grade reading was just 69% on grade level. In math, just 78% of the students in 3rd through 5th grades were on grade level and 57% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 100% of the pupils were on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC11S110141003000001333.PDF |title=Howard Elementary School Academic Achievement Report Card 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 21, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2011, only 76% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 6th. In math, 87% of the students in 3rd through 6th grades were on grade level and 53% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 74% of the pupils were on grade level.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Howard Elementary School Report Card 2011, September 29, 2011</ref>

===Mountaintop Area Elementary School===
Mountaintop Area Elementary School is located at 100 School Dr # 865, Snow Shoe. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 239 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 58 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 18 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 13.50:1 and 12 support and kitchen staff.<ref>National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data – Mountaintop Elementary School, 2010</ref> According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Mountaintop Elementary School, September 29, 2011</ref> For the 2011-12 school year, the sixth grade was shifted to the middle school.

====2013 school performance profile====
Mountaintop Area Elementary School achieved a score of 85.7 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2012-13, 85% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade, 96.5% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 90.4% were on grade level (3rd-5th). In 4th grade science, just 91% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing only 75.8% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/ |title=Mountaintop Area Elementary School Academic Performance Data 2013 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

====PSSA history====
In 2010 through 2012, Mountaintop Elementary School achieved AYP status each year.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Mountaintop Elementary School AYP Overview, September 29, 2011</ref>

In 2012, 81% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In math, 90% of the students in 3rd through 5th grades were on grade level and 56% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 93% of the pupils were on grade level, with 63% demonstrating advanced understanding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC11S110141003000001334.PDF |title=Mountaintop Elementary School Report Card 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 21, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2011, only 72% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 6th. In math, 84% of the students in 3rd through 6th grades were on grade level and 48% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 90% of the pupils were on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC11S110141003000001334.PDF |title=Mountaintop Elementary School Report Card 2011 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 29, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Port Matilda Elementary School===
Port Matilda Elementary School is located at 209 Locust Street, Port Matilda. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 318 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 50 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 19 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 17:1.<ref>National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data – Port Matilda Elementary School, 2010</ref> According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Port Matilda Elementary School, September 29, 2011</ref> For the 2011-12 school year, the sixth grade was shifted to the middle school.

====2013 school performance profile====
Port Matilda Elementary School achieved a score of 82.5 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2012-13, only 74.6% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade, 87.5% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 82% were on grade level (3rd-5th grades). In 4th grade science, 85% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing only 60.87% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/ |title=Port Matilda Elementary School Academic Performance Data 2013, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

====PSSA history====
In 2010 through 2012, Port Matilda Elementary School achieved AYP status.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Port Matilda Elementary School AYP Overview, September 29, 2011</ref>

In 2012, only 74% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade 81% were reading on grade level. In math, 90% of the students in 3rd through 5th grades were on grade level and 56% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 88% of the pupils were on grade level with 29% advanced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC11S110141003000001331.PDF |title=Port Matilda Elementary School Report Card 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 21, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2011, only 82% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 6th. In math, 92% of the students in 3rd through 6th grades were on grade level and 68% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 89% of the pupils were on grade level with 63% advanced.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Port Matilda Elementary School Report Card 2011, September 29, 2011</ref>

===Wingate Elementary School===
Wingate Elementary School is located at 776 S Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 519 pupils in grades kindergarten through 6th, with 129 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 40.55 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 13:1.<ref>National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data – Wingate Elementary School, 2010</ref> According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Wingate Elementary School, September 29, 2011</ref> For the 2011-12 school year, the sixth grade was shifted to the middle school.

====2013 school performance profile====
Wingate Elementary School achieved a score of 72 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2012-13, only 68% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade, 75% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 85.5% were on grade level (3rd-5th grades). In 4th grade science, 85.7% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing, only 50% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/ |title=Wingate Elementary School Academic Performance Data 2013, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

====PSSA history====
In 2010 through 2012, Wingate Elementary School achieved AYP status even though reading skills remained far below state levels.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Wingate Elementary School AYP Overview 2012, September 21, 2012</ref>

In 2012, just 74% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade 85% of pupil were reading on grade level. In math, 87% of the students in 3rd through 5th grades were on grade level and 56% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 88% of the pupils were on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC11S110141003000001330.PDF |title=Wingate Elementary School Report Card 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 21, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2011, only 70% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 6th. In math, 87% of the students in 3rd through 6th grades were on grade level and 55% scored advanced. In 4th grade science, 79% of the pupils were on grade level.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Wingate Elementary School Report Card 2011, September 29, 2011</ref>

==Special education==
In December 2011, Bald Eagle Area School District administration reported that 273 pupils or 14.8% of the district's pupils received [[Special Education]] services, with 40% of identified students having a specific learning disability. In December 2010, the district administration reported that 273 pupils or 14.6% of the district's pupils received Special Education services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/BSEReports/PR_AlphaList.aspx |title=Bald Eagle Area School District Special Education Data Report LEA Performance on State Performance Plan (SPP) Targets |author=Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education Services |date=2009–2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824063459/http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/BSEReports/PR_AlphaList.aspx |archivedate=2011-08-24 |df= }}</ref>

In order to comply with state and federal [[Individuals with Disabilities Education Act]] rules and regulations, the school district engages in identification procedures to ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate educational program consisting of special education and related services, individualized to meet student needs. At no cost to the parents, these services are provided in compliance with state and federal law; and are reasonably calculated to yield meaningful educational benefit and student progress .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=2157&&PageID=401659&mode=2 |title=Pennsylvania Parent Guide to Special Education Services |author=Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education |year=2008}}</ref> To identify students who may be eligible for special education services, various screening activities are conducted on an ongoing basis. These screening activities include: review of group-based data (cumulative records, enrollment records, health records, report cards, ability and achievement test scores); hearing, vision, motor, and speech/language screening; and review by the Special Education administration. When screening results suggest that the student may be eligible, the District seeks parental consent to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation. Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the Bald Eagle Area School District or contact the district's Special Education Department.<ref>{{cite web |title=Procedural Safeguards Notice |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education – School District Administration |date=January 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b-ssd.org/PDFs/GaskinFactSheet.pdf |title=Gaskin Settlement Agreement Overview Facts Sheet |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education |date=September 2005 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020185248/http://www.b-ssd.org/PDFs/GaskinFactSheet.pdf |archivedate=2007-10-20 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beasd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5416& |author=Bald Eagle Area School Board Policy Manual |title=Special Education Policy 113 |date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>

In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000 for special education services. This funding is in addition to the state's basic education per pupil funding, as well as, all other state and federal funding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/education_budget/8699/proposed_special_education_funding_-/539261 |title=Pennsylvania Special Education Funding |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education}}</ref> The Pennsylvania Special Education funding system assumes that 16% of the district's students receive special education services. It also assumes that each student's needs accrue the same level of costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piccola.org/education.htm#Regulations |title=Senate Education Committee Holds Hearing on Special Education Funding & Accountability |author=Senator Patrick Browne |date=November 1, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723084225/http://www.piccola.org/education.htm |archivedate=2012-07-23 |df= }}</ref> The state requires each district to have a three-year special education plan to meet the unique needs of its special education students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piccola.org/education/2011/110111/agenda.htm |title=Public Hearing: Special Education Funding & Accountability Testimony |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education Amy Morton, Executive Deputy Secretary |date=November 11, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422004143/http://www.piccola.org/education/2011/110111/agenda.htm |archivedate=2012-04-22 |df= }}</ref> Overidentification of students, in order to increase state funding, has been an issue in the Commonwealth. Some districts have more than 20% of its students receiving special education services while others have 10% supported through special education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piccola.org/education/2011/110111/Kintisch.pdf |title=Public Hearing: Special Education Funding & Accountability Testimony |author=Baruch Kintisch Education Law Center |date=November 11, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422004146/http://www.piccola.org/education/2011/110111/Kintisch.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-22 |df= }}</ref>

The Bald Eagle Area School District received a $1,157,713 supplement for special education services in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/7234/budget/930276 |title=Special Education Funding from Pennsylvania State_2010-2011 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=July 2010}}</ref> For the 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013-14 school years, all Pennsylvania public school districts received the same level of funding for special education that they received in 2010-11. This level funding is provided regardless of changes in the number of pupils who need special education services and regardless of the level of services the respective students required.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/education_budget/8699/proposed_special_education_funding_-/539261 |title=Special Education Funding 2011-2012 Fiscal Year |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref><ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Investing in PA kids, April 2012</ref>

===Gifted education===
The District Administration reported that 24 or 2.21% of its students were gifted in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/BSEReports/docs/Ad_Hoc_Gifted_0910_from_Revised_Count.pdf |title=Gifted Students as Percentage of Total Enrollment by School District/Charter School |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=July 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193200/http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/BSEReports/docs/Ad_Hoc_Gifted_0910_from_Revised_Count.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 |df= }}</ref> By law, the district must provide mentally gifted programs at all grade levels. The referral process for a gifted evaluation can be initiated by teachers or parents by contacting the student's building principal and requesting an evaluation. All requests must be made in writing. To be eligible for mentally gifted programs in Pennsylvania, a student must have a cognitive ability of at least 130 as measured on a standardized ability test by a certified school psychologist. Other factors that indicate giftedness will also be considered for eligibility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter16/chap16toc.html |title=CHAPTER 16. Special Education For Gifted Students |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education and Pennsylvania School Board |accessdate=February 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Gifted%20Education/Pages/default.aspx#.V1qNHyh1PzI |title=Special Education for Gifted Students Notice of Parental rights |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=March 26, 2010}}</ref>

==Wellness policy==
Bald Eagle Area School Board established a district wellness policy in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beasd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5416& |author=Bald Eagle Area School Board Policy Manual |title=Student Wellness Policy 246 |date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 – 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006."

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education – Division of Food and Nutrition, Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods in Pennsylvania Schools for the School Nutrition Incentive, July 2008</ref> The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

Bald Eagle Area School District offers a free school breakfast and free or reduced-price lunch to children in low income families. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.<ref>USDA, Child Nutrition Programs – Eligibility Manual for School Meals, 2012</ref> The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the [[United States Department of Agriculture]].<ref>Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center, The Pennsylvania School Breakfast Report Card, 2009</ref>

In 2013, the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools. The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day. They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item. Additionally, all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber, calcium, potassium, and [[Vitamin D]].<ref>USDA, Child Nutrition Programs, June 27, 2013</ref> In order to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of the lunch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/Pricing_Equity_Facts.pdf |title=Food and Nutrition Service Equity in School Lunch Pricing Fact Sheet |author=United States Department of Agriculture |year=2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922174202/http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/Pricing_Equity_Facts.pdf |archivedate=2013-09-22 |df= }}</ref>

Bald Eagle Area School District provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. Nurses are available in each building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health's extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol40/40-22/984.html |title=Pennsylvania Bulletin Doc. No. 10-984 School Immunizations; Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases |author=Pennsylvania State Department of Health |year=2010}}</ref> Nurses also monitor each child's weight.

===Highmark Healthy High 5 grant===
In 2011, Bald Eagle Area School District received funding for each school through a Highmark Healthy High 5 grant. Bald Eagle Area Junior High School received $8,865 which was used to implement the Spinning and Winning program for all grades. The elementary schools implemented a Peaceful Playgrounds walking program. Howard Elementary School, Port Matilda Elementary School and Mountaintop Elementary School each received $8,865. Wingate Elementary School received $9,870.<ref>Highmark Foundation, 2011 School Challenge Grants, 2011</ref> Beginning in 2006, Highmark Foundation engaged in a 5-year, $100 million program to promote lifelong healthy behaviors in children and adolescents through local nonprofits and schools.

==School safety and bullying==
Bald Eagle Area School District Administration reported there were six incidents of bullying in the district in 2009. The school district called in the police 23 times with 19 arrests of students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.safeschools.state.pa.us/Main.aspx?App=6a935f44-7cbf-45e1-850b-e29b2f1ff17f&Menu=dbd39a1f-3319-4a75-8f69-d1166dba5d70&res= |title=Pennsylvania Safe Schools Online Reports |author=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Safe School Center |year=2009}}</ref>

The Bald Eagle Area School Board has provided the District's antibully policy online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beasd.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=MjQ5LnBkZjo6Oi93d3c3L3NjaG9vbHMvcGEvYmVhc2QvaW1hZ2VzL2RvY21nci8xMDcwZmlsZTQ5MjQucGRm |author=Bald Eagle Area School Board, |title=Bullying Policy 249, |date=March 12, 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the district must conduct an annual review of that policy with students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2007&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1067 |title=Regular Session 2007–2008 House Bill 1067, Act 61 Section 6 page 8 |author=Pennsylvania General Assembly |year=2006}}</ref> The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.center-school.org/bullyingprevention/about.php |author=Center for Safe Schools of Pennsylvania |title=Bullying Prevention advisory |year=2006 |access-date=2012-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121064711/http://www.center-school.org/bullyingprevention/about.php |archive-date=2011-01-21 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/resources/7506/bullying,_hazing,_and_harassment_resources/508593 |title=Bullying, Hazing, and Harassment Resources |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121153500/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/resources/7506/bullying,_hazing,_and_harassment_resources/508593 |archivedate=2011-11-21 |df= }}</ref>

Education standards relating to student safety and antiharassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Curriculum/Pages/Health--Physical-Education.aspx#.V1qNwSh1PzI |title=Pennsylvania Academic Standards Health, Safety and Physical Education |author=Pennsylvania State Board of Education |date=January 11, 2003}}</ref>

==Budget==
Pennsylvania public school districts budget and expend funds according to procedures mandated by the General Assembly and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). An annual operating budget is prepared by school district administrative officials. A uniform form is furnished by the PDE and submitted to the board of school directors for approval prior to the beginning of each fiscal year on July 1.

Under Pennsylvania's Taxpayer Relief Act, Act 1 of the Special Session of 2006, all school districts of the first class A, second class, third class and fourth class must adopt a preliminary budget proposal. The proposal must include estimated revenues and expenditures and the proposed tax rates. This proposed budget must be considered by the Board no later than 90 days prior to the date of the election immediately preceding the fiscal year. The preliminary budget proposal must also be printed and made available for public inspection at least 20 days prior to its adoption. The board of school directors may hold a public hearing on the budget, but are not required to do so. The board must give at least 10 days' public notice of its intent to adopt the final budget according to Act 1 of 2006.<ref>Pennsylvania General Assembly, Taxpayer Relief Act, Act 1 of the Special Session of 2006, June 27, 2006</ref>

In 2011, the average teacher salary in Bald Eagle Area School District was $46,777 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers received was $16,630 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $63,407.67.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/7234/p/1100265 |title=Investing in Pennsylvania Students |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2012}}</ref> The District employed 164 teachers with an average salary of $49,254 and a top salary of $128,784.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openpagov.org/k12_payroll.asp |title=Bald Eagle Area School District Payroll report 2011 |publisher=OpenPA Gov.org |year=2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119134801/http://www.openpagov.org/k12_payroll.asp |archivedate=2010-11-19 |df= }}</ref>

In 2009, Bald Eagle Area School District reported employing 212 teachers and administrators with a median salary of $46,877 and a top salary of $119,977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://php.app.com/PAteachers09/search.php |title=PA. Public School Salaries |author=Asbury Park Press |year=2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120721023725/http://php.app.com/PAteachers09/search.php |archivedate=2012-07-21 }}</ref> The teacher's work day is 7 hours 30 minutes, with 186 days in the contract year. Additionally, the teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance, professional development reimbursement, paid personal days, 10 paid sick days, and other benefits. Teachers receive an additional $200 for every 5-year period they work for the district as well as a retirement cash bonus on top of social security and teacher pension.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openpagov.org/k12_payroll.asp |title=Bald Eagle Area School District Teacher Union Employment Contract 2010 |author=Bald Eagle Area School Board |year=2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119134801/http://www.openpagov.org/k12_payroll.asp |archivedate=2010-11-19 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolspending.com/collective-bargaining-agreements/pennsylvania/ |title=Pennsylvania Public Schools Teachers' Union Contracts |date=April 27, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022153309/http://www.publicschoolspending.com/collective-bargaining-agreements/pennsylvania/ |archivedate=2011-10-22 |df= }}</ref> In 2011, the average teacher salary in Bald Eagle ASD was $43,804 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers receive was $18,276.50 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $62,081.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/7234/p/1100265 |title=Investing in Pennsylvania Students |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001230247/http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/7234/p/1100265 |archivedate=2013-10-01 }}</ref> According to a study conducted at the American Enterprise Institute, in 2011, public school teachers' total compensation is roughly 50 percent higher than they would likely receive in the private sector. The study found that the most generous benefits that teachers receive are not accounted for in many studies of compensation, including: pension, retiree health benefits and job security.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aei.org/topic/teacher-pay/ |author=American Enterprise Institute, |title=Assessing the Compensation of Public School Teachers |year=2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103074846/http://www.aei.org/topic/teacher-pay/ |archivedate=2013-01-03 |df= }}</ref> District officials report that teacher pension costs are expected to grow from $1.4 million to $1.9 million in 2013-14, then to $2.4 million in 2014-15.

In 2007, the district employed 141 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $43,092 for 181 days worked.<ref>Fenton, Jacob, Average classroom teacher salary in Centre County, 2006-07. The Morning Call. Accessed March 2009.</ref> As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation.<ref>PA Delaware County Times, Teachers need to know enough is enough, April 20, 2010.</ref>

'''Per pupil spending''' Bald Eagle Area School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $680.20 per pupil. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.mcall.com/school_consolidation/state/county/0/13/ |author=Fenton, Jacob. |title=Pennsylvania School District Data: Will School Consolidation Save Money?, |work=The Morning Call |date=February 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008114850/http://projects.mcall.com/school_consolidation/state/county/0/13/ |archivedate=2011-10-08 }}</ref> The Pennsylvania School Boards Association collects and maintains statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania. According to the association's report, the average salary for a superintendent, for the 2007-08 school year, was $122,165. Superintendents and administrators receive a benefit package commensurate with that offered to the district's teachers' union.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psba.org/issues-advocacy/issues-research/school-salaries/ |title=Public School Salaries 11th Annual |author=Pennsylvania School Board Association |date=October 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005202521/http://www.psba.org/issues-advocacy/issues-research/school-salaries/ |archivedate=2008-10-05 |df= }}</ref>

In 2008, Bald Eagle Area School District administration reported that per pupil spending was $12,606 which ranked 210th among Pennsylvania's 501 school districts. In 2010, Bald Eagle Area School District's per pupil spending had increased to $13,139.38<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/financial_data_elements/7672 |title=2009-10 Selected Data – 2009-10 Total Expenditures per ADM |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2010}}</ref> The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Pennsylvania spent $8,191 per pupil in school year 2000-01.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/govs/school/01fullreport.pdf |title=Public Education Finances 2000-01 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances |author=US Census Bureau |date=March 2003}}</ref> In 2007, the Pennsylvania per pupil total expenditures was reported as $12,759.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d09/tables/dt09_183.asp |title=Total and current expenditures per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary education, by function and state or jurisdiction: 2006-07 |author=US Census Bureau |year=2009}}</ref> Among the states, Pennsylvania's total per pupil revenue (including all sources) ranked 11th at $15,023 per student, in 2008-09.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/pdf/cb11-94_table_11.pdf |title=States Ranked According to Per Pupil Elementary-Secondary Public School System Finance Amounts: 2008-09 |author=United States Census Bureau |year=2009}}</ref>

'''Reserves''' In 2008, Bald Eagle Area School District reported a balance of $581,341.00 in its unreserved-designated fund. The unreserved-undesignated fund balance was reported as $1,690,749.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/other_financial_information/509049 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Fund Balances by Local Education Agency 1997 to 2008}}</ref> In 2010, Bald Eagle Area Administration reported an increase to $1,945,378 in the district's unreserved-undesignated fund and an increase to $2,650,720 in its unreserved-designated fund. Pennsylvania school district reserve funds are divided into two categories – designated and undesignated. The undesignated funds are not committed to any planned project. Designated funds and any other funds, such as capital reserves, are allocated to specific projects. School districts are required by state law to keep 5 percent of their annual spending in the undesignated reserve funds to preserve bond ratings. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, from 2003 to 2010, as a whole, Pennsylvania school districts amassed nearly $3 billion in reserved funds.<ref>Murphy, Jan., Pennsylvania's public schools boost reserves, CentreDaily Times, September 22, 2010</ref> In 2013, the District reported that its reserves were $6,071,788.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/7234/p/1100265 |title=Investing in Pennsylvania students 2013 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001230247/http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/7234/p/1100265 |archivedate=2013-10-01 }}</ref>

'''Audit''' In April 2011, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the Bald Eagle Area School District. Serious findings were noted, including administrator certification deficiencies. The findings were reported to the School Board and the District's administration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.auditorgen.state.pa.us/Reports/School.html |title= School District Centre County, Pennsylvania Performance Audit Report |author=Pennsylvania Auditor General |date=April 2011}}</ref> In 2013, the District was audited again. A review of Bald Eagle Area School District's controls over data integrity found that internal controls over its Pennsylvania Information Management System data submissions were lacking, resulting in membership reporting errors.<ref>Pennsylvania Office of Auditor General, Bald Eagle Area School District Performance Audit Report, July 2013</ref>

'''Tuition''' Students who live in the District's attendance area may choose to attend one of Pennsylvania's 157 public charter schools. A student living in a neighboring public school district or a foreign exchange student may seek admission to Area School District. For these cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Education sets an annual tuition rate for each school district. It is the amount the public school district pays to a charter school for each resident student that attends the charter and it is the amount a nonresident student's parents must pay to attend the District's schools. The 2012 tuition rates are Elementary School – $9,287.54, High School – $9,138.22.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=509670&mode=2 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Pennsylvania Public School District Tuition Rates |date=May 2012}}</ref>

Bald Eagle Area School District is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax 2.55%, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax 0.5%, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. Private and government competitive grants provide opportunities to supplement school funding without raising local taxes. Interest earnings on accounts also provide nontax income to the district. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pension income and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax, regardless of the level of the individual's personal wealth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/personal_income_tax/11409 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Revenue |title=Personal Income Taxation Guidelines |date=April 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213001542/http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/personal_income_tax/11409 |archivedate=2009-12-13 }}</ref> The average Pennsylvania public school teacher pension in 2011 exceeds $60,000 a year plus they receive federal Social Security benefits: both are free of Pennsylvania state income tax and local income tax which funds local public schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x2094920476/Pa-teachers-may-take-big-pension-hit |title=PA teachers pensions |author=John Finnerty |work=CNHI Harrisburg Bureau |year=2013}}</ref>

===State basic education funding===
'''For the 2013-14 school year,''' the Bald Eagle Area School District received a 1.7% increase or $7,854,715 in Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding. This is $132,405 more than its 2012-13 state BEF to the District. Additionally, Bald Eagle Area School District received $123,472 in Accountability Block Grant funding to focus on academic achievement and level funding for special education services. Among the public school districts in Centre County, [[Penns Valley Area School District]] received the highest percentage increase in BEF at 13.4%. The District has the option of applying for several other state and federal grants to increase revenues. The Commonwealth's budget increased Basic Education Funding statewide by $123 million to over $5.5 billion. Most of Pennsylvania's 500 public school districts received an increase of Basic Education Funding in a range of 0.9% to 4%. Eight public school districts received exceptionally high funding increases of 10% to 16%. The highest increase in state funding was awarded to [[Austin Area School District]] which received a 22.5% increase in Basic Education Funding.<ref>Democrat Appropriations Committee, Report on Education funding by LEA, July 2, 2013</ref> The state funded the PSERS (Pennsylvania school employee pension fund) with $1,017,000,000 and Social Security payments for school employees of $495 million.<ref>Pennsylvania Office of the Budget, 2013-14 State Budget Highlights, 2013</ref>

'''For the 2012-13 school year,''' Bald Eagle Area School District will receive $7,845,782.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jakecorman.com/PDF/2012/Basic-Education-Funding.pdf |title=Pennsylvania Education funding by Local School District |author=Senator Jake Corman |date=June 28, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730203420/http://www.jakecorman.com/PDF/2012/Basic-Education-Funding.pdf |archivedate=2012-07-30 |df= }}</ref> The Governor's Executive Budget for 2012-2013 includes $6,516,087,000 for the Student Achievement Education Block Grant appropriation (SAEBG).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1466&pn=2335 |title=SB1466 of 2012 General Fund Appropriation |author=Pennsylvania General Assembly Sen Jake Corman |date=June 29, 2012}}</ref> This amount is a $21,823,000 increase (0.34%) over the 2011-2012 appropriations for Basic Education Funding, School Employees' Social Security, Pupil Transportation, Nonpublic and Charter School Pupil Transportation, which are rolled into SAEBG. Bald Eagle Area School District received $123,472 in Accountability Block Grant funding to focus on academic achievement.

'''In 2011-12''', Bald Eagle Area School District received a $7,720,968, allocation, of state Basic Education Funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jakecorman.com/appropriations.htm |author=PA Senate Appropriations Committee |title=School District 2011-12 Funding Report |date=June 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910104957/http://jakecorman.com/appropriations.htm |archivedate=September 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=509059&mode=2 |title=Basic Education Funding |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=July 2011}}</ref> Additionally, the School District received $123,472 in Accountability Block Grant funding. The enacted Pennsylvania state Education budget included $5,354,629,000 for the 2011-2012 Basic Education Funding appropriation. This amount is a $233,290,000 increase (4.6%) over the enacted State appropriation for 2010-2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/education_budget/8699/basic_education_funding/539259 |title=Basic Education Funding |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> The highest increase in state basic education funding was awarded to [[Duquesne City School District]], which got a 49% increase in state funding for 2011-12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/education_budget/8699/basic_education_funding/539259 |title=Basic Education Funding 2011-2012 Fiscal Year |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, the district reported that 708 students received free or reduced-price lunches, due to the family meeting the [[Poverty in the United States|federal poverty level]].<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, District Allocations Report 2009, 2009-10</ref>

'''In the 2010-2011 budget year''', the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 4.74% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $8,381,909 . Among the districts in Centre County, the highest increase went to Penns Valley Area School District. which got a 5.17% increase. One hundred fifty Pennsylvania school districts received the base 2% increase. The highest increase in 2010-11 went to [[Kennett Consolidated School District]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] which received a 23.65% increase in state funding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/pdf/201006/20100701pabudget_education.pdf |title=PA Basic Education Funding-Printout2 2010-2011 |author=Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee Education Budget information |date=June 30, 2010 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> The state's hold harmless policy regarding state basic education funding continued where a district received at least the same amount as the year before, even where enrollment had significantly declined. The amount of increase each school district received was set by Governor [[Edward Rendell]] and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal given each February. This was the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund some districts at a far greater rate than others.

'''In the 2009-2010 budget year''', the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 3.66% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $8,002,772. Among the districts in Centre County, the highest increase went to Penns Valley Area School District which got a 3.89%. The state Basic Education Funding to the Bald Eagle Area School District in 2008-09 was $7,720,967.52 Ninety school districts received a 2% increase. [[Muhlenberg School District]] in [[Berks County]] received a 22.31% increase in state basic education funding in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/education_budget/8699/basic_education_funding/539259 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Funding Allocations by district |date=October 2009}}</ref> The amount of increase each school district received was set by Governor Edward G. Rendell and the Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.budget.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=4566&&level=1&css=L1&mode=2 |title=Governor's Budget Proposal 2009 Pennsylvania Department of Education Budget Proposal 2009 |author=Pennsylvania Office of Budget |date=February 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224004249/http://www.budget.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=4566&&level=1&css=L1&mode=2 |archivedate=2009-12-24 }}</ref> According to the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]], 660 district students received free or reduced-price lunches due to low family income in the 2007–2008 school year.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Funding Report by LEA, 2009</ref>

====Accountability Block Grants====
Beginning in 2004-2005, the state launched the Accountability Block Grant school funding. This program has provided $1.5 billion to Pennsylvania's school districts. The Accountability Block Grant program requires that its taxpayer dollars are focused on specific interventions that are most likely to increase student academic achievement. These interventions include: teacher training, all-day kindergarten, lower class size K-3rd grade, literacy and math coaching programs that provide teachers with individualized job-embedded professional development to improve their instruction, before or after school tutoring assistance to struggling students. For 2010-11, Bald Eagle Area School District applied for and received $335,133 in addition to all other state and federal funding. The district uses the funding to provide full-day kindergarten, to lengthen the school day and to adopt research-based instructional improvement strategies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/education_budget/8699/pa_accountability_grants/604468 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title= Accountability Block Grant report Grantee list 2010 |year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/grants_and_subsidies/7207/pa-pact_information/507147 |title=Accountability Block Grant Mid Year report |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2008}}</ref>

====Classrooms for the Future grant====
The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006-2009. Bald Eagle Area School District was denied funding in 2006-07. In 2007-08, the district received $215,494. The district received $45,413 in 2008-09.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.auditorgen.state.pa.us/reports/performance/special/specff122208.pdf |author=Pennsylvania Auditor General |title=Classrooms for the Future grants audit |date=December 22, 2008}}</ref> In Centre County, the highest award was given to [[State College Area School District]] which received $818,333. The highest funding statewide was awarded to [[Philadelphia City School District]] in [[Philadelphia County]] – $9,409,073. In 2010, Classrooms for the Future funding was curtailed statewide due to a massive state financial crisis.

====Environmental Education Grant====
The Environmental Education Grant Program was established by the Environmental Education Act of 1993, which mandates that 5 percent of all pollution fines and penalties collected annually by the Department of Environmental Protection be set aside for environmental education. In 2010, Bald Eagle Area School District was awarded $3,750 to coordinate a Watershed Day Exploration program for fourth grade students.<ref>DEP Awards Grants to Promote Environmental Education, Stewardship, PA DEP Press Release, May 18, 2010.</ref>

====Other grants====
The Bald Eagle Area School District did not participate in: PA Science Its Elementary grants (discontinued effective with 2009-10 budget by Governor Rendell), Education Assistance Grants, 2012 Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant, 2012 and 2013 Hybrid Learning Grants,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=7234&PageID=1005857&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_hhs/pde/single_web/no_workflow_requried/news_and_media/articles/acting_secretary_of_education_says_hybrid_learning_benefits_students__highlights_success_of_first_year_pilot_program.html#sthash.xlozupOE.dpuf |title=Acting Secretary of Education Says Hybrid Learning Benefits Students; Highlights Success of First-Year Pilot Program |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education Press Office |date=October 17, 2013}}</ref> nor the federal 21st Century Learning grants.

===Federal Stimulus grant===
Bald Eagle Area School District received an extra $2,640,228in [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|ARRA]] – Federal Stimulus money to be used in specific programs like special education and meeting the academic needs of low-income students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recovery.pa.gov/ |title=County ARRA FUNDING Report |author=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |year=2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206080601/http://www.recovery.pa.gov/ |archivedate=2011-02-06 |df= }}</ref> The funding was limited to the 2009–10 and 2010-2011 school years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09071/954967-298.stm |title=School stimulus money |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> Due to the temporary nature of the funding, schools were repeatedly advised to use the funds for one-time expenditures like acquiring equipment, making repairs to buildings, training teachers to provide more effective instruction or purchasing books and software.

====Race to the Top grant====
Bald Eagle Area School District officials applied for the federal [[Race to the Top]] grant which would have provided nearly one million dollars in additional federal funding to improve student academic achievement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sasphhs.pennhillswiki.com/file/view/RTTT_Webinar_for_districts_December_2009.pdf/116414413/RTTT_Webinar_for_districts_December_2009.pdf |title=Race To The Top Webinar powerpoint for districts December 2009 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=December 9, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Participation required the administration, the school board and the local teachers' union to sign an agreement to prioritize improving student academic success. In Pennsylvania, 120 public school districts and 56 charter schools agreed to participate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pennsylvanias-race-to-the-top-fueled-by-effective-reforms-strong-local-support-82086397.html |title=Pennsylvania's 'Race to the Top' Fueled by Effective Reforms, Strong Local Support, |author=Governor's Press Office release |date=January 20, 2010}}</ref> Pennsylvania was not approved for the grant. The failure of districts to agree to participate was cited as one reason that Pennsylvania was not approved.<ref>Race to the Top Fund, U.S. Department of Education, March 29, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edweek.org/media/parace.pdf |title=Pennsylvania Race to the Top Letter to Superintendents |author=Dr. Gerald Zahorchak |date=December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/directory/stimulus/93015?DirMode=1 |title=Pennsylvania Race to the Top -School Districts Title I Allocations 2009-10 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=January 19, 2009}}</ref>

===Real estate taxes===
Property tax rates in Bald Eagle Area School District for 2015-16 were set by the school board at 52.8900 mills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |author=PDE |title=Finances RE Tax Rates 2014-15 |date=October 2015}}</ref> A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of a property's assessed value. Irregular property reassessments have become a serious issue in the commonwealth as it creates a significant disparity in taxation within a community and across a region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/financial_data_elements/7672 |title=Real Estate Tax Rates by School District 2011-12 Real Estate Mills |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref> Property taxes, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, apply only to real estate – land and buildings. The [[property tax]] is not levied on cars, business inventory, or other personal property. Certain types of property are exempt from property taxes, including: places of worship, places of burial, private social clubs, charitable and educational institutions and government property. Additionally, service related, disabled US military veterans may seek an exemption from paying property taxes. Unlike other states, under Pennsylvania state tax policy, major natural gas and oil pipelines are exempted from property taxes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2015/06/11/new-pipeline-could-mean-tax-bonanza-for-nj-towns-but-for-pa-not-so-much/ |title=New pipeline could mean tax bonanza for NJ towns, but for Pa.? Not so much |author=Katie Colaneri |publisher=State Impact NPR.org |date= June 11, 2015}}</ref>

Pennsylvania school district revenues are dominated by two main sources: 1) Property tax collections, which account for the vast majority (between 75-85%) of local revenues; and 2) Act 511 tax collections, which are around 15% of revenues for school districts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_excel_data_files/509047 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Act 511 Tax Report |year=2004}}</ref> When the school district includes municipalities in two counties, each of which has different rates of property tax assessment, a state board equalizes the tax rates between the counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steb.state.pa.us/aboutusmain.asp |title=State Tax Equalization Board About US |author=State Tax Equalization Board |year=2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114000816/http://www.steb.state.pa.us/aboutusmain.asp |archivedate=2012-11-14 |df= }}</ref> In 2010, miscalculations by the State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) were widespread in the Commonwealth and adversely impacted funding for many school districts, including those that did not cross county borders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.auditorgen.state.pa.us/reports/performance/special/spesteb021011.pdf |title=A Special Performance Audit of the Pennsylvania State Tax Equalization Boards |author=Pennsylvania Auditor General office – Bureau of Audits |date=February 2011}}</ref>

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*2014-15 – 51.5500 mills<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |title=Real Estate Tax Rates by School District 2014-15 Real Estate Mills |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2014}}</ref>
*2013-14 – 50.5500 mills<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |title=Real Estate Tax Rates by School District 2013-14 Real Estate Mills |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2013}}</ref>
*2012-13 – 48.5500 mills<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |title=Real Estate Tax Millage by School District, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2012}}</ref>
*2011-12 – 46.5500 mills<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |title=Real Estate Tax Millage by School District, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref>
*2010-11 – 43.6800 mills<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |title=Real Estate Tax Millage by School District, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2010}}</ref>
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*2009-10 – 41.9600 mills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Financial Elements Reports |year=2010}}</ref>
*2008-09 – 39.7600 mills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Financial Elements Reports 2008-09 Real Estate Mills |year=2009}}</ref>
*2007-08 – 37.7600 mills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |title=Real Estate Tax Millage by School District, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2008}}</ref>
*2006-07 – 36.2600 mills.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/FinancialDataElements/Pages/default.aspx#.VlA70Sh1PzI |title=Real Estate Tax Millage by School District, |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2006}}</ref>
*2005-06 – 34.4300 mills.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Real Estate Tax Millage by School District, 2005</ref>
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The average yearly property tax paid by Centre County residents amounts to about 3.34% of their yearly income. Centre County ranked 438th out of the 3143 United States counties for property taxes as a percentage of median income.<ref>Tax-rates.org., The 2013 Tax Resource County Property Taxes 2012, 2012</ref> According to a report prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the total real estate taxes collected by all school districts in Pennsylvania rose from $6,474,133,936 in 1999-00 to $10,438,463,356 in 2008-09 and to $11,153,412,490 in 2011.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvania School Finances – Summaries of Annual Financial Report Data 2010-11, 2011</ref> Property taxes in Pennsylvania are relatively high on a national scale. According to the [[Tax Foundation]], Pennsylvania ranked 11th in the U.S. in 2008 in terms of property taxes paid as a percentage of home value (1.34%) and 12th in the country in terms of property taxes as a percentage of income (3.55%).<ref>New Census Data on Property Taxes on Homeowners, Tax Foundation, September 22, 2009.</ref>

==== Act 1 Adjusted index ====
The Act 1 of 2006 Index regulates the rates at which each school district can raise property taxes in Pennsylvania. Districts are not allowed to raise taxes above that index unless they allow voters to vote by referendum, or they seek an exception from the state Department of Education. The base index for the 2010-2011 school year is 2.9 percent, but it can be adjusted higher, depending on a number of factors, such as property values and the personal income of district residents. Act 1 included 10 exceptions, including: increasing pension costs, increases in special education costs, a catastrophe like a fire or flood, increasing rising health care costs for contracts in effect in 2006 or dwindling tax bases. The base index is the average of the percentage increase in the statewide average weekly wage, as determined by the PA Department of Labor and Industry, for the preceding calendar year and the percentage increase in the Employment Cost Index for Elementary and Secondary Schools, as determined by the [[Bureau of Labor Statistics]] in the [[U.S. Department of Labor]], for the previous 12-month period ending June 30. For a school district with a market value/personal income aid ratio (MV/PI AR) greater than 0.4000, its index equals the base index multiplied by the sum of .75 and its MV/PI AR for the current year.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education 2010-11 Act 1 of 2006 Referendum Exception Guidelines.</ref> In June 2011, the Pennsylvania General Assembly eliminated six of the ten exceptions to the Act 1 Index.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11216/1164959-57-0.stm |title=Law could restrict school construction projects |author=Kaitlynn Riely |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=August 4, 2011}}</ref> Several exceptions were maintained: 1) costs to pay interest and principal on indebtedness incurred prior to September 4, 2004 for Act 72 schools and prior to June 27, 2006 for non-Act 72 schools; 2) costs to pay interest and principal on electoral debt; 3) costs incurred in providing special education programs and services (beyond what is already paid by the State); and 4) costs due to increases of more than the Index in the school's share of payments to PSERS (PA school employees pension fund) taking into account the state mandated PSERS contribution rate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0330&pn=1459 |author=Pennsylvania General Assembly, |title=SB330 of 2011 |date=June 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://paindependent.com/2011/07/property-tax-reform-final-piece-of-state-budget/ |title=Property tax reform final piece of state budget |author=Eric Boehm |work=PA Independent |date=July 1, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704192251/http://paindependent.com/2011/07/property-tax-reform-final-piece-of-state-budget/ |archivedate=July 4, 2011 |df= }}</ref> A specific timeline for Act I Index decisions is published annually, by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Teachers-Administrators/Property%20Tax%20Relief/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20for%20Taxpayers.pdf |title=Special Session Act 1 of 2006 the Taxpayer Relief Act information |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref>

The School District Adjusted Index for the Bald Eagle Area School District 2006-2007 through 2011-2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cOBbN2YVbsTW0Ekxu5cJLpOdWN7wmDDj9MJ_CnOb8po/edit?hl=en&pli=1#gid=0 |title=Special Session Act 1 of 2006 School District Adjusted Index for 2006-2007 through 2010-2011 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=May 2010}}</ref>

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*2006-07 – 5.4%, Base 3.9%
*2007-08 – 4.8%, Base 3.4%
*2008-09 – 6.2%, Base 4.4%
*2009-10 – 5.7%, Base 4.1%
*2010-11 – 4.1%, Base 2.9%
*2011-12 – 2.0%, Base 1.4%
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*2012-13 – 2.2%, Base 1.7%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2012-2013 School District Adjusted Index, May 2011</ref>
*2013-14 – 2.3%, Base 1.7%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2013-2014 School District Adjusted Index, September 2012</ref>
*2014-15 – 2.9%, Base 2.1%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2014-2015 School District Adjusted Index, September 2013</ref>
*2015-16 – 2.6%, Base 1.9%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2015-2016 School District Adjusted Index, September 2014</ref>
*2016-17 – 3.3%, Base 2.4%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol45/45-36/1619.html |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=2016-2017 School District Adjusted Index, |date=September 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Property%20Tax%20Relief/Pages/default.aspx#.ViS0tih1PzI |title=Property Tax Relief |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2015}}</ref>
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'''For the 2016-17 budget year''', Bald Eagle Area School Board did not apply for any exceptions to exceed the District's Act 1 Index limit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Teachers-Administrators/Property%20Tax%20Relief/SSAct1%20RefExcReport%202016-17%20Apr2016.pdf |title=Report on Referendum Exceptions For School Year 2016-2017 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=April 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630220904/http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Teachers-Administrators/Property%20Tax%20Relief/SSAct1%20RefExcReport%202016-17%20Apr2016.pdf |archivedate=2016-06-30 }}</ref> Statewide 299 school districts adopted a resolution to not exceed their Act I index in 2016-17.

'''For the 2015-16 budget year''', Bald Eagle Area School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed their Act 1 Index limit: for special education cost and for its rapidly rising teacher pension costs. For the school budget 2015-16, 310 Pennsylvania public school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above its Act 1 Index limit. Another 187 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeding the Index limit. Regarding the pension costs exception, 172 school districts received approval to exceed the Index limit in full, while others received a partial approval of their request. For special education costs, 119 districts received approval to exceed their tax limit. No Pennsylvania public school districts received an approval for the grandfathered construction debts exception.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Teachers-Administrators/Property%20Tax%20Relief/2015-16%20Report%20on%20Referendum%20Exceptions.pdf |title=Taxpayer Relief Act Special Session Act 1 of 2006 Report on Referendum Exceptions For School Year 2015-2016 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191523/http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Teachers-Administrators/Property%20Tax%20Relief/2015-16%20Report%20on%20Referendum%20Exceptions.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref>

'''For the 2014-15 budget year''', Bald Eagle Area School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed their Act 1 Index limit: escalating teachers pension costs and rising special education costs. In 2014-15, all Pennsylvania school districts were required to make a 21.4% of payroll payment to the teacher's pension fund (PSERS).<ref>Pennsylvania School Employees, Retirement System, PSERS Chart showing payment mandates 2007-2020, 2014</ref> For the school budget 2014-15, 316 Pennsylvania public school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above its Act 1 Index limit. Another 181 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeding the Index limit. Districts may apply for multiple exceptions each year. For the pension costs exception, 163 school districts received approval to exceed the Index in full, while others received a partial approval of their request. For special education costs, 104 districts received approval to exceed their tax limit. Seven Pennsylvania public school districts received an approval for the grandfathered construction debts exception.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Property%20Tax%20Relief/Pages/Referendum-Exceptions.aspx#.VvUN8Ch1PzI |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Report on Referendum Exceptions For School Year 2014-2015 |date=April 30, 2014}}</ref>

'''For the 2013-14 budget year''', Bald Eagle Area School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed their Act 1 Index limit: escalating teacher pension costs and special education costs. For the school budget year 2013-14, 311 Pennsylvania public school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index. Another 171 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeded the Index limit. For the exception for pension costs, 89 school districts received approval to exceed the Index in full while others received a partial approval of their request. For special education costs, 75 districts received approval to exceed their tax limit. For the pension costs exception, 169 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. Eleven Pennsylvania public school districts received an approval for grandfathered construction debts.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Report on Referendum Exceptions For School Year 2013-2014, April 2013</ref>

'''For the 2012-13 budget year''', Bald Eagle Area School Board applied for two exceptions to exceed the Act 1 Index: teacher pension costs and special education spending. For 2012-2013, 274 school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index; 223 school districts adopted a preliminary budget leaving open the option of exceeded the Index limit. For the exception for pension costs, 194 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. For special education costs, 129 districts received approval to exceed the tax limit. For the exception for pension costs, 194 school districts received approval to exceed the Index. For special education costs, 129 districts received approval to exceed the tax limit.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Report on Referendum Exceptions For School Year 2012-2013, March 30, 2012</ref>

'''For the 2011-12 school year''', the Bald Eagle Area School Board applied for three exceptions to exceed the Act 1 Index: teacher pension costs, special education spending and Maintenance of Selected Revenue Sources. Each year, the Bald Eagle Area School Board has the option of adopting either 1) a resolution in January certifying they will not increase taxes above their index or 2) a preliminary budget in February. A school district adopting the resolution may not apply for referendum exceptions or ask voters for a tax increase above the inflation index. A specific timeline for these decisions is published annually, by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/property_tax_relief/7452 |title=Special Session Act 1 of 2006 the Taxpayer Relief Act information |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref>

According to a state report, for the 2011-2012 school year budgets, 247 school districts adopted a resolution certifying that tax rates would not be increased above their index; 250 school districts adopted a preliminary budget. Of the 250 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget, 231 adopted real estate tax rates that exceeded their index. Tax rate increases in the other 19 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget did not exceed the school district's index. Of the districts who sought exceptions: 221 used the pension costs exemption and 171 sought a Special Education costs exemption. Only 1 school district sought an exemption for Nonacademic School Construction Project, while 1 sought an exception for Electoral debt for school construction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/referendum_exceptions/7456/report_on_referendum_exceptions/510336 |title=Report on Exceptions |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=April 2011}}</ref>


The '''Bald Eagle Area School District''' is a midsized, suburban/rural public [[school district]] located in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania]]. The district serves the Boroughs of [[Howard, Pennsylvania|Howard]], [[Milesburg, Pennsylvania|Milesburg]], [[Port Matilda, Pennsylvania|Port Matilda]], [[Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania|Snow Shoe]] and [[Unionville, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Unionville]] and [[Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Boggs Township]], [[Burnside Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Burnside Township]], [[Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Howard Township]], [[Huston Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Huston Township]], [[Snow Shoe Township, Pennsylvania|Snow Shoe Township]], [[Union Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]] and [[Worth Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Worth Township]] in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania]]. Bald Eagle Area School District encompasses approximately {{convert|345|sqmi|km2}}. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,882. By 2010, the district's population increased to 13,218.<ref>US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011</ref>
Bald Eagle Area School Board did not apply for any exceptions to exceed the Act 1 index for the budget in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/referendum_exceptions/7456/report_on_referendum_exceptions/510336 |title=Report on Referendum Exceptions for 2010-2011 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=May 2010}}</ref> For 2009-10 school budget, the board did not apply for exceptions to exceed the Index.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/referendum_exceptions/7456/report_on_referendum_exceptions/510336 |title=Report on Referendum Exceptions for 2009-2010 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=May 2009}}</ref> In the Spring of 2010, 135 Pennsylvania school boards asked to exceed their adjusted index. Approval was granted to 133 of them and 128 sought an exception for pension costs increases.<ref>Scarcella, Frank and Pursell, Tricia, Local school tax assessments exceed state averages. ''The Daily Item'', May 25, 2010</ref>


According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 39.8% of the Bald Eagle Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the [[Federal Poverty Level]] as shown by their eligibility or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.<ref>Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012</ref> In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 43 teachers in the Bald Eagle Area School District are homeless.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/2013-14%20ECYEH%20Counts%20by%20Reporting%20Entity.pdf |title=How many children are homeless in your school district? |author=Collin Deppen |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=January 2015}}</ref> In 2009, the district residents' [[per capita income]] was $16,785, while the [[median family income]] was $42,854.<ref>US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009</ref> In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501<ref>{{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=2016-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In Centre County, the median household income was $50,336.<ref>{{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}}</ref> By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.<ref>{{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 |publisher=USA Today |date=August 31, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, the median household income in the United States was $53,700.<ref>{{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 |work=Washington Post |date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>
====Property tax relief====
In 2010, property tax relief for 4,076 approved residents of Bald Eagle Area School District was set at $180.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education Tax Relief per Homestead May 1, 2010</ref> In 2009, the Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief from gambling for the Ambridge Area School District was also $181 per approved permanent primary residence. In the district, 4,033 property owners applied for the tax relief. In Centre County, the highest tax relief went to [[Bellefonte Area School District]] which was set at $196.<ref>Tax Relief per Homestead, Pennsylvania Department of revenue, May 1, 2009.</ref> The highest property tax relief, among Pennsylvania's 500 school districts, went to the homesteads of [[Chester Upland School District]] of [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] which received $632 per approved homestead in 2010. This was the second year they received this amount.<ref>Tax Relief per Homestead 2009, Pennsylvania Department of Education Report, May 1, 2009</ref> The tax relief was deducted from the total annual school property tax bill. Property owners apply for the relief through the county Treasurer's office. Farmers can qualify for a farmstead exemption on building used for agricultural purposes. The farm must be at least {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=pre|contiguous}} and must be the primary residence of the owner. Farmers can qualify for both the homestead exemption and the farmstead exemption. In Centre County, 72% of eligible property owners applied for property tax relief in 2009.<ref>Pennsylvania Auditor General Office, Special Report Pennsylvania Property Tax Relief, 2-23-2010.</ref>


Bald Eagle Area School District operates a combined junior senior high school (6th – 12th), Bald Eagle Area Cyber Academy and 4 elementary schools: Howard Elementary School, Mountaintop Area Elementary School, Port Matilda Elementary School and Wingate Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend the [[Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology|Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology]] for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The [[Central Intermediate Unit]] IU10 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.
Additionally, the Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate program is provided for low income Bald Eagle Area residents who are aged 65 and older; widows and widowers aged 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 for homeowners. The maximum rebate for both homeowners and renters is $650. Applicants can exclude one-half (1/2) of their Social Security income, consequently people who have an income of substantially more than $35,000 may still qualify for a rebate. Individuals must apply annually for the rebate. This can be taken in addition to Homestead/Farmstead Property Tax Relief.


==Extracurriculars==
==Extracurriculars==
The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic athletics.
The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic athletics. The school board determines eligibility requirements in school policies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beasd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5416& |title=Interscholastic Athletics policy 123|author=Bald Eagle Area School Board |date=February 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beasd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5416& |title=Extracurricular Activities policy 122 |author=Bald Eagle Area School Board |date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs, including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.<ref>Home-Schooled, Charter School Children Can Participate in School District Extracurricular Activities, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Press Release, November 10, 2005</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beasd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5416& |title=Extracurricular Participation by Home Education Students policy 137.1 |author=Bald Eagle Area School Board |date=February 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beasd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5416& |title=Extracurricular Participation by Charter/Cyber Charter Students policy 140.1 |author=Bald Eagle Area School Board |date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>


===Clubs===
===Clubs===
Bookends
*Bookends
Drama Club
*Drama Club
Yearbook – Aquila
*Yearbook – Aquila
FFA
*FFA


===Athletics===
===Athletics===
District resident Senior Citizens may obtain a free admission pass from the Superintendent's Office.

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According to PIAA directory July 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/default.aspx |title=PIAA School Directory |author=Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association |year=2013}}</ref>

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[[Category:School districts in Centre County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:School districts in Centre County, Pennsylvania]]

Latest revision as of 13:29, 13 December 2024

Bald Eagle Area School District
Address
751 South Eagle Valley Road
Wingate, Pennsylvania
, 16823
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
District mascotEagles
ColorsBlue and gold    
Other information
WebsiteSchool: www.beasd.org Athletics: www.beaathletics.org

The Bald Eagle Area School District is a midsized, suburban/rural public school district located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the Boroughs of Howard, Milesburg, Port Matilda, Snow Shoe and Unionville and Boggs Township, Burnside Township, Howard Township, Huston Township, Snow Shoe Township, Union Township and Worth Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Bald Eagle Area School District encompasses approximately 345 square miles (890 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 12,882. By 2010, the district's population increased to 13,218.[1]

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 39.8% of the Bald Eagle Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[2] In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 43 teachers in the Bald Eagle Area School District are homeless.[3] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,785, while the median family income was $42,854.[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 Centre County, the median household income was $50,336.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8] In 2014, the median household income in the United States was $53,700.[9]

Bald Eagle Area School District operates a combined junior senior high school (6th – 12th), Bald Eagle Area Cyber Academy and 4 elementary schools: Howard Elementary School, Mountaintop Area Elementary School, Port Matilda Elementary School and Wingate Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Central Intermediate Unit IU10 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

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The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic athletics.

Clubs

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  • Bookends
  • Drama Club
  • Yearbook – Aquila
  • FFA

Athletics

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Junior High School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2013[10]

References

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  1. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  3. ^ Collin Deppen (January 2015). "How many children are homeless in your school district?" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  5. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  8. ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. ^ Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". Washington Post.
  10. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2013). "PIAA School Directory".
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