Wayne Highlands School District (WHSD) is a small rural public school district based in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and serving central and northeastern Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Organized on July 1, 1970, the district operates, preschools, four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
WHSD covers 435 square miles (1,130 km2) (roughly one-third the size of Rhode Island), making it the second largest geographical school district in the state. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 21,506. By 2010, the district's population declined to 20,870 people. In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $17,330, while the median family income was $40,683. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. According to Wayne Highlands School District officials, in school year 2009-10 the District provided basic educational services to 3,125 pupils. It employed: 248 teachers, 137 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 19 administrators. Wayne Highlands School District received more than $13.8 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
In 2006, the district was recognized for excellence in teaching, and has a long tradition of requiring standards of its graduates well beyond state regulations.
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