The Bermudian Springs School District is a small, rural, public school district created in 1970. Bermudian Springs School District encompasses approximately 75 square miles (190 km2). The district includes the Boroughs of East Berlin and York Springs, as well as the village of Idaville, Huntington Township, Latimore Township, Reading Township and a small part of Hamilton Township. The 1990 U.S. census totals showed these communities have over 11,500 inhabitants. According to 2007 local census data, it serves a resident population of 13,077. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,811 a year, while the median family income was $40,063. According to District officials, in school year 2007–08 the Bermudian Springs School District provided basic educational services to 2,132 pupils through the employment of 137 teachers, 106 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 10 administrators. The Bermudian Springs School District received more than $9.3 million in state funding in school year 2007–08.
The school district is located along Pennsylvania Route 94 (Carlisle Pike) outside of York Springs The district operates Bermudian Springs High School, Bermudian Springs Middle School and Bermudian Springs Elementary School. Prior to the construction of the current elementary school, the district oversaw elementary schools in the Boroughs of East Berlin and York Springs. The high school underwent a major renovation project that was completed in March 2008.
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