Middletown Area School District, is a midsized, suburban, public school district located in Middletown, Pennsylvania serving students in southern Dauphin County. The district includes the boroughs of Middletown and Royalton and Lower Swatara Township in Dauphin County. Middletown Area School District encompasses approximately 17 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 18,355. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $20,611, while the median family income was $49,728. Per MASD officials, in school year 2007-08 the district provided basic educational services to 2,427 pupils through the employment of 212 teachers, 110 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 18 administrators. Middletown Area School District received more than $11.9 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
The district operates a high school (grades 9-12), a middle school (grades 6-8), and three elementary schools (grades K-5). Total enrollment as of 2006-07 was 2,469 students.
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