Blairsville-Saltsburg_School_District
River Valley School District (Pennsylvania)
School district in Pennsylvania
River Valley School District (before 2022: Blairsville-Saltsburg School District[1]) is a small, rural school district that spans portions of two counties. In Indiana County it covers the Boroughs of Blairsville and Saltsburg and Black Lick Township, Burrell Township and Conemaugh Township. In Westmoreland County it covers Loyalhanna Township. The district encompasses approximately 142 square miles (370 km2). Per the 2000 Census, the district had approximately 16,000 residents. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 14,363 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $15,663, while the median family income was $37,257.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4]
The name change was approved by the Board of Directors on May 19, 2021, in a 6-3 vote, effective July 1, 2021;[5] however, as of February 2022, a news article had stated the school district was "in the process of being renamed."[6]