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West Greene School District is a diminutive, rural, public school district located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Per the administration, 800 students attended West Greene School District in 2012. The District serves a large rural region of approximately . It includes Morris Township, Center Township, Gray Township, Jackson Township, Gilmore Township, Freeport Township, Springhill Township, Aleppo Township, and Richhill Township According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 5,917. By 2010, the District's population declined to 5,102 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $14,228, while the median family income was $35,149 a year.〔American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009〕 The educational attainment levels for the population 25 and over were 83.7% high school graduates and 12.9% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 Per West Greene School District officials, in school year 2007–2008, the West Greene School District provided basic educational services to 866 pupils through the employment of 86 teachers, 43 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 8 administrators. West Greene School District received more than $5.1 million in state funding for school year 2007–2008. The District enrollment was 757 pupils in 2011-2012. It employed: 83 teachers, 37 full-time and part-time support personnel, and nine (9) administrators during the 2011-2012 school year. The District received $5.2 million in state funding in the 2011-2012 school year. West Greene School District operates four schools: Graysville Elementary School, Springhill-Freeport Elementary School, West Greene Middle and West Greene Senior High School. The West Greene School Board approved a construction project which will add an elementary wing to the current high school-middle school building which will result in the entire District being under one roof.〔Bob Niedbala., West Greene to consider school closing vote, Observer-reporter, January 2013〕 West Greene High School students may attend Greene County Career and Technology Center. West Greene School District also operates an online academy in association with Intermediate Unit 1 which is open to students in grades 1 through 12. West Greene Online Academy high school students who complete all program requirements are awarded a West Greene High School diploma and may participate in the West Greene School District's Commencement Exercises. West Greene School District provides full-day kindergarten.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PPC Full Day Kindergarten report )〕 West Greene students may attend a cyber academy provided by IU1. ==Academic achievement== West Greene School District was ranked 445th out of 493 Pennsylvania school districts, in 2014, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic performance on the reading, writing, math and science PSSAs and the three Keystone Exams (literature, Algebra 1, Biology I) in high school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Pittsburgh Business Times )〕 Three school districts were excluded because they do not operate high schools (Saint Clair Area School District, Midland Borough School District, Duquesne City School District). The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th. Adapted PSSA examinations are given to children in the special education programs. Writing exams were given to children in 5th and 8th grades. *2013 - 455th 〔Pittsburgh Business Times, Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools Statewide Honor Roll Rankings 2013, April 6, 2013〕 *2012 - 457th 〔Pittsburgh Business Times, Statewide Honor Roll Rankings 2012, April 4, 2012〕 *2011 - 469th〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statewide Honor Roll Ranking Information 2011, )〕 *2010 - 468th〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statewide Honor Roll Rankings 2010, )〕 *2009 - 465th *2008 - 467th *2007 - 457th out of 501 school districts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Three of top school districts in state hail from Allegheny County,'' )〕 ;Overachiever statewide ranking: In 2013, the ''Pittsburgh Business Times'' also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. West Greene School District ranked 355th. In 2011, the District was ranked 435th.〔Pittsburgh Business Times, Statewide Overachievers Ranking Information, April 6, 2013〕 The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced-price lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Overachiever statewide ranking )〕 In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of West Greene School District was in the bottom 5th percentile among 500 Pennsylvania school districts. Scale – (0–99; 100 is state best) 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「West Greene School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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