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The Canton Area School District is a diminutive, rural,Pennsylvania public school district that encompasses approximately . Canton Area School District is split over 3 counties. In Bradford County, it serves Canton Township including Canton Borough; while excluding the borough of Alba, and Leroy Township. In Lycoming County, the district serves McIntyre Township including the villages of Marsh Hill and Ralston; and McNett Township including the villages of Chemung, Ellenton, Leolyn, Penbryn, and Roaring Branch. In Tioga County, the District serves Union Township. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to 2000 local census data, the district serves a resident population of 6,213. By 2010, the district's population increased to 6,534 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 45.4% of the Canton 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.〔Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012〕 In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $14,597, while the median family income was $37,156.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 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. Canton Area School District reported an enrollment of 1,004 pupils in 2011-12. It employed: 78 teachers, 50 full-time and part-time support personnel, and six (6) administrators during the 2011-12 school year. The District received $9.3 million in state funding in the 2011-12 school year.〔Pennsylvania Auditor General, Audit Canton Area School District, October 2014〕 According to Canton Area School District officials, in school year 2009-10, the CASD provided basic educational services to 1,038 pupils. The District employed: 80 teachers, 50 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 8 administrators. Canton Area School District received more than $9.8 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. District officials reported, in school year 2007–08, that the Canton Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,053 pupils. The District employed: 88 teachers, 53 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 9 administrators. The enrollment in the district has been in decline for the past decade going from 1,229 students in 1999–2000 to a projected 900 pupils in 2018.〔Canton Area School District Strategic Plan – Chapter 4 Educational Plan, Canton Area School District Administration, August 2007〕 Canton Area School District operates 2 traditional schools: Canton Area Elementary School and Canton Junior Senior High School. The District also operates an alternative school called the Focus Support Academy. The program presents a placement for at risk students and those with behavioral issues that disrupt the classroom. The facility can accommodate up to twelve students. Focus Support Academy is located in the Gleckner building in Canton. When a student needs more intensive services like constant emotional support services, an out-ot-district placement is pursued.〔Canton Area School Administration, Canton Area School District Strategic Plan Assessment and Academics, August 9, 2007〕 Canton Area High School students may attend Northern Tier Career Center () for vocational training. In April 2012, Canton Area School District contracted with BLAST Intermediate Unit #17 to provide: special education services, federally funded IDEA services and technology services. ==Governance== Canton Area School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four-year terms with no compensation), 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 Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration a " B-" 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.〔(【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「Canton Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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