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The Mifflinburg Area School District is a small, rural, public school district serving western Union County, Pennsylvania. Centered on the borough of Mifflinburg, it also serves Buffalo Township, New Berlin, Limestone Township, West Buffalo Township, Lewis Township, Hartleton, and Hartley Township. Mifflinburg Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 United States Census data, the District served a resident population of 17,867. By 2010, Mifflinburg Area School District's population declined to 16,366 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the Mifflinburg Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 81.5% high school graduates and 17.5% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 The region has a large Amish community who do not attend school past 8th grade. Most Amish children attend private schools operated by the amish community, rather than the local public schools. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of four full or partial public school districts operating in Union County. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 40% of the 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 per capita income was $16,987, while the median family income was reported as $42,418 a year.〔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 )〕 In Union County, the median household income was $45,474.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08, Mifflinburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,310 pupils through the employment of 153 teachers, 55 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 17 administrators. In school year 2009-10, MASD enrollment had declined to 2,246 pupils. The District increased employment to: 175 teachers, 161 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 16 administrators. Mifflinburg Area School District received more than $11.1 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.〔Office of the Pennsylvania Auditor General, Mifflinburg Area School District Audit Report, October 2011〕 MASD enrollment declined to 2,211 pupils in 2011-12. The District employed: 160 teachers, 118 full-time and part-time support personnel, and fifteen (15) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. The District received $11.3 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year.〔PA Auditor General Office, Mifflinburg Area School District Performance Audit 2013, December 30, 2013〕 Mifflinburg Area School District operates: Mifflinburg Area Elementary School, Mifflinburg Area Intermediate School, Mifflinburg Area Middle School, and Mifflinburg Area High School which are all located in a cluster within the borough of Mifflinburg. High school students may choose to attend the award winning SUN Area Technical Institute () for training in the building trades, food service or allied health industry. 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. ==Governance== Mifflinburg Area School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve without compensation for a term of four years), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly.〔Pennsylvania Public School Code Governance 2010〕 The federal government controls programs it funds like: Title I funding for low income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills. The Superintendent and Business Manager are appointed by the school board. The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of operations, including education and finance. The Business Manager is responsible for budget and financial operations. Neither of these officials are voting members of the School Board. The School Board enters into individual employment contracts for these positions. In Pennsylvania, public school districts are required to give 150 days notice to the Superintendent regrading renewal of the employment contract. The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "F" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the school district's website for information regarding; taxes, the current budget, meetings, school board members names and terms, contracts, audits, public records information and more.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Pennsylvania Project )〕 The District does not provide a copy of its budgets on its website. 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「Mifflinburg Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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