The Deer Lakes School District is a small, suburban, K-12 public school district near Pittsburgh which covers East Deer, Frazer, and West Deer townships in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Deer Lakes School District encompasses approximately 41 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 14,211. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $19,918, while the median family income was $50,671. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Deer Lakes School District provided basic educational services to 1,957 pupils. It employed 163 teachers, 128 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 17 administrators in 2008. Deer Lakes School District received more than $9.6 million in state funding for the school year 2007-08.
The district operates four schools: Curtisville Elementary School (K-2nd), East Union Intermediate Center (3rd-5th), Deer Lakes Middle School (6th–8th) and Deer Lakes High School (9th–12th). The district also operates a preschool program.
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