The Blackhawk School District is a small, rural public school district that spans portions of two counties in Pennsylvania, United States. Blackhawk was formed in 1973. Blackhawk School District encompasses approximately 64 square miles (170 km2). In Beaver County it covers the boroughs of Darlington, Patterson Heights and West Mayfield and Chippewa Township, Darlington Township, Patterson Township and South Beaver Township. In Lawrence County it covers the borough of Enon Valley. According to the 2000 federal census, it serves a resident population of 17,322. By 2010, the district's population increased to 17,765. 93.6% of Blackhawk School District's residents (25 years old and over) were high school graduates and 24.1% were college graduates. It is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 27.9% of the district’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility for federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 15 students in the Blackhawk School District were homeless. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $21,310, while the median family income was $52,242. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 The United States median family income was $49,445 in 2010. In Blackhawk County, the median household income was $49,217. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the US was $53,700.
According to district officials, in the 2007-08 school year, Blackhawk School District provided basic educational services to 2,688 pupils through the employment of 187 teachers, 76 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 9 administrators. The district received more than $13.1 million in state funding in the school year 2007-08. Blackhawk School District enrollment declined to 2,579 pupils in 2009-10. The district employed 186 teachers, 76 full-time and part-time support personnel and 9 administrators during the 2009-10 school year. The district received an increase to $13.3 million in state funding in the 2009-10 school year, even though its enrollment had declined by over 100 pupils in two years.
Blackhawk School District operates Blackhawk High School (grades 9-12), Highland Middle School (6-8), Blackhawk Intermediate School (3-5), Northwestern Primary School (K-2) and Patterson Primary School (K-2). The district also offers a free, taxpayer-funded preschool for four-year-olds at the Intermediate School. High school students may choose to attend Beaver County Career and Technology Career for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit IU27 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.
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