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Tunkhannock Area School District is a midsized rural/suburban public school district serving most of Wyoming County in northeast Pennsylvania in the United States. Tunkhannock Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2010 federal census data, Tunkhannock Area School District served a resident population of 28,276. By 2010, the District's population declined sharply to 19,032 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $18,112, while the median family income was $44,626.〔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 )〕 According to District officials, in school year 2009-10 the Tunkhannock Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,892 pupils through the employment of 229 teachers, 164 full-time and part-time support personnel; as well as 24 administrators. Tunkhannock Area School District received more than $18.3 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.〔Pennsylvania Auditor General, Report on Tunkhannock Area School District 2012, April 25, 2012〕 In school year 2007-08, the Tunkhannock Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,026 pupils. It employed: 258 teachers, 153 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators. Tunkhannock Area School District received more than $17.6 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. Tunkhannock Area School District operates six schools - Roslund Elementary in Tunkhannock, Mehoopany Elementary in Mehoopany Township, Mill City Elementary in Dalton, PA, Evans Falls Elementary in Monroe Township, the Tunkhannock Area Middle School in Tunkhannock, and the Tunkhannock Area High School in Tunkhannock. The school mascot is the Tiger. ==Governance== 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.〔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 "C-" 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「Tunkhannock Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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