Laurel Highlands School District is a public school district located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It serves North and South Union Townships. Laurel Highlands School District encompasses approximately 55 square miles. According to the 2000 federal census, it serves a resident population of 25,477. The residents per capita income was $16,768, while the median family income was $37,681 a year. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. Per Laurel Highlands School District officials, for the school year 2007-08, Laurel Highlands School District provided basic educational services to 3,439 pupils. The District employs 235 teachers, 141 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 16 administrators. Laurel Highlands School District received more than $20.1 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
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