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The Highlands School District is a small, suburban public school district covering Tarentum and Brackenridge boroughs, as well as Fawn and Harrison townships in Allegheny County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Highlands School District encompasses approximately 22 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 21,974. In 2009 the per capita income was $17,481, while the median family income was $40,715.〔American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009〕 Per district officials, in school year 2005–06, the Highlands School District provided basic educational services to 2,879 pupils through the employment of 229 teachers, 150 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 24 administrators. Highlands School District received more than $2.7 million in state funding in school year 2005–06. In July 2011, the school board voted to rename the districts' elementary schools and to realign attendance zones accordingly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Highlands School Board Meeting Highlights )〕 The goals were to equalize student distribution between primary centers, reduce bus time and save money. The district operates both Highlands High School (9–12) and Highlands Middle School (6–8) in Harrison Township; Grandview Upper Elementary School (3–5) in Tarentum (Report Card 2010 ()); Fairmount Primary Center (K–2) in Brackenridge (Report Card 2010 ()); and Fawn Primary Center (K–2) in Fawn Township (Report Card 2010 ()).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Highlands votes to raise taxes 2 mills )〕 ==Academic achievement== In 2011, Highlands School District ranked 149th out of 498 Pennsylvania districts. The ranking is based on five years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in reading, writing, math and three years of science. *2010 - 176th *2009 - 200th *2008 - 231st *2007 - 211th of Pennsylvania's 501 school districts. Local ranking - The Highlands School District was ranked 58th out of 105 Western Pennsylvania School Districts in 2009, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on three years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for: math, reading, writing and 1 year of science. In 2008, the district ranked 58th out of 105 western Pennsylvania school districts. In 2007, the district ranked 211th of 501 Pennsylvania school district. In 2009, the academic achievement, of the students in the Highlands School District, was in the 41st percentile among all 500 Pennsylvania school districts Scale (0-99; 100 is state best) 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2009 PSSA RESULTS Highlands School District, )〕 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「Highlands School District (Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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