The Blue Ridge School District is a small, rural, public school district located in northeastern Pennsylvania. It serves the Boroughs of Great Bend, Hallstead and New Milford and Great Bend Township, Jackson Township and New Milford Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 100 square miles (260 km2). According to the 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 7,331. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $15,852, while the median family income was $37,412. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Blue Ridge School District provided basic educational services to 1,250 pupils through the employment of 100 teachers, 89 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 5 administrators.
The district operates three schools: Blue Ridge High School, Blue Ridge Middle School and Blue Ridge Elementary School.
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