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Bellefonte Area School District

School district in Pennsylvania

Bellefonte Area School District

Address
318 North Allegheny Street Bellefonte , Centre County, Pennsylvania, 15010 United States
Other information
Website	http://www.basd.net/

The Bellefonte Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district which covers the Borough of Bellefonte and Benner Township, Marion Township, Spring Township and Walker Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Bellefonte Area School District encompasses approximately 115 square miles (300 km²). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 21,480. By 2010, the district's population increased to 25,351 people.^[1] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $18,308 a year, while the median family income was $46,786.^[2]

Schools

Secondary

Bellefonte Area High School (Grades 9-12)
Bellefonte Area Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Elementary

All Elementary Schools are Grades K-5.

Bellefonte Elementary School
Benner Elementary School
Marion Walker Elementary School
Pleasant Gap Elementary School

Mascot

The mascot for the Bellefonte Area School District has been the Red Raider, a Native American, since 1936. In 2015, the district made its primary logo a red "B", while the red, headdressed Native American was made a secondary logo. A petition to replace the mascot was started in June 2020 following the George Floyd protests.^[3] On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the Bellefonte Area School District Board of Directors voted by a vote of 8-1 to retire the “Red Raider” logo after hearing from two dozen community members in support of the change.^[4]

Extracurriculars

The district provides a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic sports.

Athletics

The district funds:

Boys:

Baseball – AAAA, 2016 PIAA AAA State Champions
Basketball- AAA
Bowling – AAAA
Cross Country – AA
Football – AAA
Golf – AAA
Lacrosse – AA (club)
Soccer – AA
Swimming and Diving – AA
Track and Field – AAA
Wrestling – AAA

Girls:

Basketball – AAA
Bowling – AAAA
Cheer – AAAA
Cross Country – AA
Golf – AAA
Gymnastics – AAAA
Lacrosse – AAAA
Soccer (Fall) – AA
Softball – AAA 2010 PIAA State Champions
Swimming and Diving – AA
Track and Field – AAA
Volleyball – AA

Middle School sports:

Boys:

Basketball
Football
Soccer
Wrestling
Lacrosse

Girls:

Basketball
Cheer
Softball
Soccer
Lacrosse

According to PIAA directory July 2013^[5]

References

^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010
^ Pallotto, Bret (June 11, 2020). "The end of the Red Raiders? Bellefonte alumni start petition to replace 'harmful' mascot". Centre Daily Times.
^ Parish, Marley (April 14, 2021). "'It's time to evolve.' Bellefonte Area School District to retire 'Red Raider' logo". Centre Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2013). "PIAA School Directory".