As of the 2000 census, the school district served a resident population of 19,443. By 2010, the district's population declined to 19,097 people.[1] In 2009, the per capita income was $16,077 while the median family income was $37,672.[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 Greater Nanticoke Area School District operates three schools: a high school (grades 9-12), Educational Center (grades 6-8), Elementary Center (grades 3-5), and Kennedy early learning center (grades prek-2). GNASD previously operated Lincoln Elementary and K.M. Smith Elementary, but they ceased operation.
Extracurriculars
The district offers a minimal amount of clubs and sports. In 2010, the Greater Nanticoke Area varsity softball team won the state championship.[5] A notable news source for the Greater Nanticoke Area High School is the student newspaper called "The GNA Insider".[6]
References
^US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
