York Suburban School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district located in York County, Pennsylvania. (USA). It encompasses approximately 14 square miles (36 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 21,067 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $27,028, while the median family income was $59,192. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08 the York Suburban School District provided basic educational services to 2,808 pupils through the employment of 222 teachers, 135 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 15 administrators.
The district operates six schools: Yorkshire Elementary School (Valley View at Yorkshire), Valley View Center, East York Elementary School, Indian Rock Elementary School, York Suburban Middle School, and York Suburban Senior High School. Valley View consists of grades K-1. Indian Rock Elementary and East York Elementary both consist of grades 2-5. York Suburban Middle School consists of grades 6-8. York Suburban Senior High School consists of grades 9-12. Yorkshire Elementary School will soon be constructed and open to students in August 2010. The district's colors are orange and black with the Trojan as the mascot. Like most other school districts, York Suburban uses the Schaffer paragraph for response to literature.
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