The Bethlehem-Center School District is a small, rural, public school district located in the unincorporated Village of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania. It is one of fourteen school districts in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses approximately 99 square miles (260 km2) serving the Boroughs of Beallsville, Centerville, Deemston and Marianna and East Bethlehem Township and West Bethlehem Township. The district operates three schools. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 9,292. In 2009 the district residents' per capita income was $15,236, while the median family income was $37,302. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Bethlehem-Center School District provided basic educational services to 1,452 pupils through the employment of 107 teachers, 57 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 8 administrators. Bethlehem-Center School District received more than $12.6 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
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