The Hollidaysburg Area School District is a midsized, suburban public school district based in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. This school district includes all of Hollidaysburg, Duncansville, Newry, and a portion of the Eldorado section in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 120 square miles (310 km2). According to 2010 local census data, it serves a resident population of 27,555. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $19,907, while the median family income was $44,181. 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 2009-10, the Hollidaysburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,522 pupils. Hollidaysburg Area School District employed: 281 teachers, 183 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 23 administrators. Hollidaysburg Area School District received more than $16.9 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
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