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What is Montrose Area School District mean?

The Montrose Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in northwestern Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It serves the following municipalities: Montrose, Bridgewater Township, Franklin Township, Liberty Township, Jessup Township, Forest Lake Township, Silver Lake Township, Little Meadows, Choconut Township, Friendsville, and Middletown Township. The Montrose Area School District encompasses approximately 228 square miles (590 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, the district served a resident population of 11,708 people. By 2010, the district's population was 11,710 people. The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 88.9% high school graduates and 16.9% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 53.2% of the Montrose Area 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. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $17,838, while the median family income was $43,199. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Susquehanna County, the median household income was $48,231. 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 the Montrose Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,934 pupils through the employment of 145 teachers, 104 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 10 administrators. In 2006, the district's students were 98% white, >1% Asian, 1% black and 1% Hispanic. Montrose Area School District enrollment declined to 1,593 pupils in 2011–12. The district employed:136 teachers,87 full-time and part-time support personnel, and nine (9) administrators during the 2011–12 school year. The district received $12.2 million in state funding in the 2011–12 school year.

Montrose Area School District operates three schools: Choconut Elementary School, Lathrop Street Elementary School, and Montrose Area Junior Senior High School. The 6th grade is provided in the elementary schools, and the 7th and 8th grades are provided in the Jr./Sr. building. High school students may choose to attend the Susquehanna County Career Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit IU19 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training in recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

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