Smethport Area School District
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414 South Mechanic Street Smethport, Pennsylvania, McKean County 16749-1522 United States |
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| Type | public school district |
| Superintendent | Mr. Andrew McCormick (2010-13) |
| Faculty | 73 teachers (2011) |
| Grades | preschool to 12 |
| Enrollment | 896 (2009–2010) |
| • Kindergarten | 60 |
| • Grade 1 | 62 |
| • Grade 2 | 57 |
| • Grade 3 | 75 |
| • Grade 4 | 61 |
| • Grade 5 | 64 |
| • Grade 6 | 70 |
| • Grade 7 | 66 |
| • Grade 8 | 84 |
| • Grade 9 | 78 |
| • Grade 10 | 69 |
| • Grade 11 | 85 |
| • Grade 12 | 75 |
| Budget |
$11,234,000 (2010) |
| Per pupil spending | $13,052 (2008) |
| Per pupil spending | $14,720.67 (2010) |
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$11,234,000 (2010)
Smethport Area School District is a rural, public school district located in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. Situated in the north central part of the state, it overlooks the borough of Smethport, which serves as the county seat. The District encompasses approximately 334 square miles (870 km2). Smethport Area School District serves the residents of: Hamlin Township, Keating Township, Norwich Township and Sergeant Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 6,399. By 2010, the district's population declined to 6,121 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $15,819, while the median family income was $39,809. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Smethport Area School District provided basic educational services to 974 pupils. It employed: 75 teachers, 40 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 7 administrators. Smethport Area School District received more than $8.5 million in state funding, for the 2007-08 school year.
Smethport Area School District has its entire complex in the borough of Smethport. Smethport Area School District operates one elementary school for grades K–6. It is connected by tunnel to the Smethport Area Junior Senior High School, which houses grades 7–12. The superintendent's offices are in the elementary school.
Smethport Area 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. 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.
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