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The Northern Potter School District is a rural public school district located in northeastern Potter County, Pennsylvania. It serves the municipalities of Ulysses, Ulysses Township, Genesee, Bingham, and Harrison. Portions of Allegany Township and Hector Township are also within its boundaries. Northern Potter School District encompasses approximately . According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 4,113.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 84% high school graduates and 8.2% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 51.3% 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 Northern Potter School District residents’ per capita income was $14,003, while the median family income was $35,333.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 In Potter County, the median household income was $39,139.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 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 Northern Potter School District officials, the District provided basic educational services to 580 pupils. The District employed: 54 teachers, 32 full-time and part-time support personnel, and four (4) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. Northern Potter School District received $5.9 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year. In school year 2009-10, the Northern Potter School District provided basic educational services to 590 pupils. Northern Potter School District employed: 54 teachers, 29 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 4 administrators. Northern Potter School District received more than $5.7 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. Northern Potter School District operates two schools: an elementary school and Northern Potter Junior Senior High School. High school students may choose to attend a half day vocational training program at Seneca Highlands Area Career and Technical Center, which is located in Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania. The Seneca HIghlands Intermediate Unit IU9 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== The Northern Potter School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serves 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 Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the Northern Potter School Board and District Administration an "F" for transparency based on a review of "What information can people find on their school district's website". It examined the Northern Potter 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 )〕 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「Northern Potter School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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