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The Hermitage School District is a small, suburban/urban, public school district serving parts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It incorporates the city of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, a former township that has transitioned into city status. The District is made up of three discontinuous pieces that surround:Farrell Area School District and Sharon City School District. Hermitage School District encompasses approximately . According to 2010 federal census data, it served a resident population of 16,220. By 2010, the District's population declined to 16,209 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 31.6% of the 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’ mean per capita income was US$23,227, while the median family income was $46,994.〔US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009〕 In Mercer County, the median household income was $42,573.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County )〕 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. According to District officials, in school year 2009-10 the Hermitage School District provided basic educational services to 2,103 pupils through the employment of 154 teachers, 129 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 10 administrators. Hermitage School District received more than $8.9 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. The Hermitage School District operates: Karen A. Ionta Elementary School, Artman Elementary School, Delahunty Middle School, and Hickory High School. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. In 2006 through 2008, the district conducted extensive renovations to its buildings at a cost of $10,661,108, with a PlanCon state reimbursement of 21%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Delahunty Middle School Additions & Alterations )〕 Hickory High School students have access to Mercer County Career Center programs and services. The Midwestern Intermediate Unit IU4 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. ==Governance== Hermitage School District is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve without compensation for a term of four years), 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 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. The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Sunshine Review gave the school board and district administration an "F" 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「Hermitage School District (Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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