Littlestown Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district. It serves Littlestown and neighboring areas in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 50 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 18,235. In 2009, the districts residents' per capita income was $16,811, while the median family income was $40,063. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Littlestown Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,281 pupils through the employment of 181 teachers, 149 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 16 administrators.
This district has one elementary school, an intermediate school, a middle school and a high school.
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