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The Central Columbia School District is a small, rural, public school district that serves the Borough of Orangeville and Mifflin Township, Mount Pleasant Township, North Centre Township, Orange Township, Scott Township and South Centre Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The Central Columbia School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, the District served a resident population of 14,107. By 2010, the District's population increased to 14,833 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 28.6% of the Central Columbia School District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.〔Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012〕 In 2009, the District residents' per capita income was $20,989, while the median family income was $47,805.〔American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010〕 In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=US Census Bureau )〕 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=US Census Bureau )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. According to Central Columbia School District officials, in school year 2007–08, reported the District provided basic educational services to 2,128 pupils. The District employed: 154 teachers, 112 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Central Columbia School District received over $9.6 million in state funding during the school year 2007–08. In school year 2009-10, the Central Columbia School District provided basic educational services to 1,993 pupils. The District employed: 156 teachers, 112 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Central Columbia School District received more than $9.5 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. In 2011-12, the District reported 1,922 pupils. It employed: 146 teachers, 105 full-time and part-time support personnel, and twelve (12) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. The District received $9.8 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. Central Columbia School District operates three schools: Central Columbia High School (9th–12th), Central Columbia Middle School (5th–8th) and Central Columbia Elementary School (K–4th). In May 2013, Superintendent Mathias completed a staffing/enrollment report and made revised staffing recommendations. The report was based on a comparison of current enrollment figures and enrollment figures from 2007. The comparison showed an overall decline of 3% in the elementary school, decline of 16.5% in the middle school enrollment and a decline of 17.5% in the high school's enrollment. Mr. Mathias then pointed out an increase in staff of 5.9% in the elementary school (full-day kindergarten), a reduction in staff of 14.4% in the middle school (not replacing teachers who retired), and 5.7% reduction in the high school.〔Central Columbia School Board Secretary, Central Columbia School Board Meeting, March 18, 2013〕 Central Columbia High School students may choose to attend Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School which provides training in the trades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. ==Overview== According to the 2003 data collected by Standard & Poor's, 18.4% of students are economically disadvantaged, 13.1% receive special education services and 71.1% of students pass the state-mandated testing. The district spent about $6,999 per student.〔(Central Columbia School District report ), School Matters, Standard & Poors 2003, 2005.〕 The middle school was renovated in 2006 to 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Central Columbia School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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