Elk Lake School District

Elk Lake School District is a small, rural, K-12 public school district with its only building located on State Route 3019 in Dimock, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It covers Auburn Township, Middletown Township, Rush Township, Dimock Township, and Springville Township in Susquehanna County, along with Meshoppen Borough and Meshoppen Township in Wyoming County. The Elk Lake School District encompasses approximately 197 square miles (510 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, Elk Lake School District serves a resident population of 7,735 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $15,355, while the median family income was $38,385. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In 2006, the district students are 97% white, less than 1% Asian, less than 1% black and 2% Hispanic. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Elk Lake School District provided basic educational services to 1,388 pupils through the employment of 114 teachers, 62 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 10 administrators.

The district operates two schools: an elementary school and a junior senior high school. They are both in one building, connected by a natatorium used by both. The district also offers a taxpayer funded Head Start program for preschoolers.