Susquehanna Community School District
| Susquehanna School District | |
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3192 Turnpike St. Susquehanna, PA 18847 Susquehanna, Pennsylvania USA |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten–12 |
| Superintendent | Mr. Bronson Stone |
| Schools | 2 |
| Students and staff | |
| District mascot | Saber |
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| Website | www |
Susquehanna Community is a third-class school district in Susquehanna and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania. The district's population was 5,195 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.
The district covers approximately 101 square miles (260 km2). According to federal census data, its population has decreased by 299 residents from 5,494 residents in 2000. The district students are 97% white, 1% Asian, 1% black and 1% Hispanic. According to District officials, in the school year 2007–08, the Susquehanna Community School District provided basic educational services to 963 pupils through the employment of 82 teachers, 51 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators.
The district operates one elementary school and one combined junior-senior high school.
The district is divided into three regions, which include the following municipalities (labeled by county):
The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms), 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 Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a "D-" 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.
Susquehanna Community School District was ranked 253rd out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2012 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic performance based on the PSSAs for: reading, writing, math and two years of science.
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