Hopewell Area School District is a small, suburban public school district located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the townships of Hopewell, Raccoon, and Independence. Hopewell Area School District encompasses approximately 62 square miles (160 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 19,453. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $20,145, while the median family income was $53,197. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
Hopewell Area School District officials, in school year 2007-08, reported that Hopewell Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,636 pupils through the employment of 189 teachers, 125 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Hopewell Area School District received more than $14.3 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
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