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The Wilkinsburg School District is a small, urban public school district serving the mostly African American community and Pittsburgh suburb of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. The District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 19,196. By 2010, the District's population declined to 15,933 people.〔US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011〕 The educational attainment levels for the Wilkinsburg Borough School District population (25 years old and over) were 90% high school graduates and 28.5% college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School District Comparative Analysis Profiles )〕 According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 80% 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, Wilkinsburg School District residents’ per capita income was $16,890, while the median family income was $33,412.〔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 )〕 By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. Per District officials, in school year 2005-06 the School District of the Borough of Wilkinsburg provided basic educational services to 1,568 pupils. The District employed: 169 teachers, 45 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. In school year 2007-08 the Wilkinsburg School District provided basic educational services to 1,428 pupils. The District employed: 161 teachers, 28 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 17 administrators. Wilkinsburg School District received more than $11.9 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. According to District officials, the District had 1,078 pupils enrolled in 2009-10. It employed: 127 teachers, 35 full-time and part-time support personnel, and had increased to 21 the number of administrators during the 2009-10 school year. The District received $11.4 million in state funding in the 2009-10 school year. Wilkinsburg School District operates four schools: two elementary schools that serve grades K-6: Kelly Elementary School and Turner Elementary School. Wilkinsburg Middle School was originally housed in a separate building. Since 1985 this facility for grades 7–8 has been located on the second floor of Wilkinsburg High School building. The high school building's third floor houses an alternative education academy. Johnston Elementary School was closed when enrollment declined to 180 pupils in grades K-6th inclusive. The district has a mandated school uniform policy which stipulates both colors and styles of clothes. ==Governance== Wilkinsburg Borough 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 a "D" 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「Wilkinsburg School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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