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The Mercer Area School District is a small, suburban, public school district serving parts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. Its namesake and central locality is the borough of Mercer; other communities in the district include Jefferson Township, Coolspring Township, Findley Township and East Lackawannock Township. The district encompasses approximately . According to 2002 local census data, it serves a resident population of 11,000. By 2010, the district's population declined to 10,745 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,996, while the median family income was $44,043.〔American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009〕 According to District officials, in school year 2009-10 the Mercer Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,328 pupils. The District employed: 107 teachers, 80 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 7 administrators. Mercer Area School District received more than $7.8 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. In school year 2007-08, Mercer Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,395 pupils. It employed: 101 teachers, 20 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 7 administrators. Mercer Area School District received more than $7.6 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. Mercer Area School District operates two schools: Mercer Area Elementary School, Mercer Area Middle - High School. ==Governance== Mercer Area 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pennsylvania Public School Code Governance 2010 - Title-22 )〕 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 "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「Mercer Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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