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The West Middlesex Area School District is a small, rural public school district serving the southwestern portion of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the communities of West Middlesex, Shenango Township, and Lackawannock Township. The West Middlesex Area School District encompasses approximately . The District operates on a single 40-acre campus. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 7,527. By 2010, the District's population declined to 7,454 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $16,870, while the median family income was $40,558.〔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 West Middlesex Area School District officials, in school year 2007-08 the District provided basic educational services to 1,142 pupils through the employment of 87 teachers, 79 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators. WMASD received more than $7.1 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. West Middlesex Area School District officials reported that in school year 2009-10, the West Middlesex Area School District provided basic educational services to 1,123 pupils. It employed: 87 teachers, 76 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 6 administrators. West Middlesex Area School District received more than $7.1 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. West Middlesex Area School District operates three schools: Luther W Low Elementary School, Oakview Elementary School and West Middlesex Area Junior Senior High School. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania and one of 16 full or partial public school districts operating in Mercer County. ==Governance== West Middlesex Area 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「West Middlesex Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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